Mackay business one of Qld’s favourite recyclers
The Queensland Government is expanding Containers for Change to include wine and spirit bottles.
From 1 November 2023, all glass wine and pure spirit bottles will be eligible for a 10-cent refund when returned to a container refund point in Queensland.
Since 1 November 2018, Containers for Change aims to increase recycling rates and reduce litter by allowing Queenslanders to exchange eligible drink containers for a 10-cent refund.
Queenslanders can return eligible containers via a container refund point in exchange for the payment of a refund.
According to Containers for Change, 6,401,016,245 containers have been returned through refund points.
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Family-owned and operated Mackay business, Anything Environmental, has dedicated walk-in Containers for Change recycling depots in Paget, Airlie Beach and Proserpine and drop-and-go bins situated throughout Mackay.
They even collect recycling from residential homes and businesses.
In 2021, the Mackay recycling business won the award for favourite container refund point in Queensland.
Anything Environmental was named the People’s Choice winner for their outstanding efforts at the annual Queensland Change Maker Awards.
At the awards ceremony, Anything Environmental business owners Jo Higgins and Jason Mordey said they were overwhelmed by the passion that had been displayed by their local community.
“We have fantastic customers,” said Ms Higgins.
“The Mackay region is just phenomenal and we truly believe in our community. It is a huge honour that they voted for us and enjoy the service we provide.
“We see people every week that are regulars that have been coming to the depot since day one.
“That is a huge compliment as far as we are concerned – the best compliment you can get from your customers.”
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Ms Higgins said they were always happy to assist people.
“We always trying to help educate them as well,” she said.
“That is an important thing too – letting your customers and the people you speak to know just what they can do through the Containers for Change scheme.”
Mr Mordey said the depot always made extra efforts to make the recycling process easy for those people returning beverage containers, whether they arrived with a small bag of containers or a truckload full.
“We tailor a lot of different solutions because we have so many different customers,” he said.
“We just try to make it as simple as possible for them – whether they are from a big mining company or are an elderly couple that live down the road.
“Whatever we have to do to make it easy for them, we do it.”
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Anything Environmental’s refund point and drop-and-go bins in Mackay can be found at:
- Anything Environmental Depot – Paget (recycling depot)
- Canelands Shopping Centre, Mackay (drop and go bin)
- Northern Beaches Bowls Club, Rural View (drop and go bin)
- John Breen Park, North Mackay (drop and go bin)
- Mt P Shopping Centre, Mount Pleasant (drop and go bin)
- Seaforth Reserve Road, Seaforth (drop and go bin)
For a full list of Anything Environmental’s drop-and-go bins and their locations, click here.
Eligible containers include fruit juice, flavoured milk, carbonated soft drinks, non-carbonated soft drinks such as energy drinks and sports drinks, vegetable juice, water – plain, as well as still, carbonated, spring water and mineral water, alcoholic beverages (non-grape), beer/ale and pure spirituous liquor in something other than glass.
Until all glass wine and pure spirit bottles will be eligible for a refund from 1 November 2023, Queenslanders are asked to please continue to place these containers in their kerbside yellow-top bin.
