Collection points for NSW’s container deposit scheme, Return and Earn, have been mapped out on its website.
Under the scheme, people in NSW will be able to return most empty beverage containers between 150 ml and three litres to collection points for a 10-cent refund.
There will be more than 200 collection points across NSW when Return and Earn launches on 1 December 2017.
Collection points include reverse vending machines, over-the-counter sites such as cafes, small grocers and news agencies and automated depots for high volumes of returns.
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Refunds can be received as cash, digital payment, in-store credit or a charity donation.
Environment Minister Gabrielle Upton said more collection points will be finalised as the scheme rolls out.
“This is the first step in rolling out more than 500 collection points across NSW,” Ms Upton said.
The new myTOMRA app for smartphones is also slated to allow container refunds to be deposited securely into registered PayPal accounts.
To receive the electronic refund, a person claiming the refund simply needs to scan a barcode from the app under the barcode reader on the front of the reverse vending machines before depositing the containers.
Other refund options include donating the refund to a charity or community group and printing out a refund docket that can be exchanged for cash or redeemed on in-store purchases at the local retail partner.
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