If you're a school age kid, we can help you start making a difference in your local suburb and earn some money along the way.
Using your own bike and a home made trailer, a few milk crates and a bit of help from Mum or Dad, you can start your very own business!
We want to broaden the range of partners Canberra kids collect for. If you know of a new venture or initiative that needs our help, please let us know.
Great stories & success inspire us! See how other Canberra Kids are changing recycling habits in their suburb and tell us your story.
(As the community of Canberra kids collecting grows we are building a page specifically for your stories!!)
A recycling venture using the ACT Container Deposit Scheme can help build community in your school, change recycling habits and raise some serious money for a community endeavour or school need.
There are many items we dispose of everyday that can be reused or recycled, some even returned for cash. Either way, don't throw them away!
Not sure where to take your containers? Want to know which ones are eligible for a 10c refund? Check out our most frequently asked questions and answers.
Your local neighbourhood can be a great place to learn new skills and start your own small business but there are a few things you need to think about before you start:
James shows you how to Bag, Drop and Go!
Here's a quick look at bringing your containers into a depot for ancash refund!
James shows you the fastest and easiest way to return your containers for instant cash!
See how James started Cans in Crates and what a Saturday round of collecting looks like!!! #Beyourownboss
ACT CDS recently celebrated 12 months of operation. James was invited to cut the anniversary cake and join in the celebrations.
Minister for Transport & City Services, Chris Steel officially launched the new container return system which halves the time to make deposits and provides an instant cash refund.
At just 13 years of age, James Jayatilaka was awarded Young Canberra Citizen of the Year Award (Environment & Sustainability Category) for his initiative, Cans in Crates in the suburb of Bruce. The Award recognises individuals and groups of young people aged between 12 and 25 years who have made a significant contribution through their personal endeavours or who have been actively involved in the ACT community.
James and his Mum, Jodie officially launch Canberra Kids Collecting. Keen to pay it forward to the community and inspire more kids to take advantage of the container deposit scheme and start their own small businesses. The Riot-Act runs a story about James twelve months on from starting his own business, Cans in Crates.
Yes and No. It depends where you are returning them. Only the Phillip Depot accepts crushed cans.
Containers need to be separated and sorted to avoid contamination in the recycling process. Different products are sold to different end-users for different functions. Buyers and manufacturers are only interested in buying Clean Materials - that means not mixed product or colour.
If you are returning containers to the Bulk Depot in Dundas Court, Phillip you only need to separate glass from all other containers. There are two separate chutes. A glass return chute and an "everything else" chute. The glass will be crushed and reused. The machines will automatically separate the cans, plastic and paperboard.
Lids4Kids would love your lids. Don't throw them away!!
Lids cause break downs in the machines and ought be collected separately. They are collected on mass and ground by Lids for Kids here in Canberra, transported to Envision, Victoria where they are manufactured into prosthetic limbs right here in Australia! See our Partners Link for more details.
Lids4Kids is a local initiative right here in Canberra. They collect plastic drink bottle lids to be turned into artificial limbs for kids through the work of Envision in Victoria.
Set aside your lids and donate to Lids4Kids. See link for eligible lids.
You can currently deposit all your 10c eligible containers at The Green Shed in Mitchell or Hume. All proceeds from deposits here are donated to OzHarvest.
The ACT Container Deposit Scheme can also help you with Community Fundraising. Click on the link for more details of how they can help your group or school.
We like to spread the word about Canberra Kids Collecting and not only get more kids out and about but also spread the word about our partners and build the recycling community. If you know of a partner who could benefit from our help or an upcoming community event where we could hold a stall, please let us know.
How will you transport your containers?
Here are some things to think about:
James' Tips:
What will you call your little business?
Here are some things to think about:
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Where will you collect containers?
Here are some things to think about:
James Tips:
What, When, How, Why and Who all needs to be included on your flyer.
James' Tips:
Will you hand deliver your flyer or just put them in letterboxes?
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Deliver the crates.
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