21/10/2026
In Australia, you can recycle eligible plastic drink bottles and get 10 cents per bottle through a container deposit scheme. ♻️💰
Eligible bottles
Water bottles
Soft drink bottles
Some juice bottles
Other eligible drink containers marked for a refund
How to get your refund
Empty your bottles.
Keep the barcode and container label readable.
Take them to a container refund point.
Scan or feed them into the machine and collect your refund.
Most eligible containers must be empty, uncrushed, unbroken and have the original label and visible barcode. Look for the “10c refund” mark.