Ma Vilma, an Everyday Hero
Cleanaway’s Administration Officer Ma Vilma Ortega, always smiling and helping others through any challenge.
Bulk container returns a runaway success in Grafton
Located on a former brewers site in the mid-North coast of NSW, Grafton Container Return has come full circle, now providing the citizens of the region with the opportunity to gain their 10c refund on eligible bottles and containers.
Worimi Country, Leading the Way in Waste Innovation
Resource Recovery Australia (RRA) is a national, not-for-profit social enterprise, founded in Tuncurry on the NSW mid-north coast, that has been operating for over 30 years. Their innovative #Waste2Wages business model enables their organisation to keep waste out of...The results are in – 2021 Employee Engagement!
June 2021 has provided the Team at TOMRA Cleanaway, network operator for the NSW container deposit scheme a reason to celebrate – our employee engagement score delivered through employee survey was outstanding!
Welcome to the network White Bay Power Station!
The Inner West has a new location for locals to Return and Earn with the opening of a reverse vending machine (RVM) at White Bay Power Station in Rozelle. Inner West Council residents are enthusiastic recyclers, having returned more than 94.4 million containers since Return and Earn launched in December 2017, resulting in more than $9.4 million in refunds back into the hands of the community.
Australia Day Environmental Citizens of the Year for 2021!
TOMRA Cleanaway Congratulates the Australia Day Environmental Citizen of the Year award winners for 2021! Congratulations go to Coonabarabran High School’s D7 Support Unit Class and ‘Hampers of Hope’ from the Griffith City Council.
Out and About with TOMRA Cleanaway – The Riverina Run
Koryce and Lily spent a week travelling almost 3,000kms visiting 23 of our return point operators and completed operational check-ins along the way throughout the Riverina.
Welcome to the network Regents Park & Padstow RVC’s!
“Canterbury-Bankstown residents are to be commended for their enthusiastic recycling, having returned more than 200 million containers since Return and Earn launched in December 2017,” said James Dorney, CEO of TOMRA Cleanaway, network operator of the scheme.
Out and About with TOMRA Cleanaway – Ride Along with Mick Clark
Vesna Davidovic is one of TOMRA Cleanaway’s management team members and is consistently leading by example by proactively engaging and learning more about our services and service delivery for the NSW container deposit scheme, Return and Earn.
Recently, Vesna joined a passionate operator from Cleanaway, Michael Clark for a ride along. The ‘ride along’ is an immersive experience, highlighting the activities our operators conduct daily to keep our network up and running.
Thanks for providing us with a reflection of your experience Vesna.
Out and About with TOMRA Cleanaway – Resource Recovery Australia
A valued partner from commencement of the NSW container deposit scheme, Return and Earn – Resource Recovery Australia (RRA) is going from Strength to strength on the NSW mid-north coast. Vesna Davidovic from TOMRA Cleanaway’s leadership team, recently visited the site on her NNSW run to check in on operations and strategic development of the network.
Closing the consumer loop; Return and Earn
With over 620 return points available across NSW to assist citizens conveniently access the NSW container deposit scheme, Return and Earn, Waste Management Review recently conducted a deep dive into why retail partnerships with the scheme are integral to shaping positive community recycling outcomes through corporate responsibility.
Welcome to the Network – Pottsville Sports RVM
Tweed Shire locals have a new and convenient location to exchange their eligible bottles and cans for cash with the opening of a new Return and Earn reverse vending machine (RVM) at Pottsville Sports.
Happy Mother’s Day from TOMRA Cleanaway!
Did you know that 85% of the TOMRA Cleanaway business is female? Of these esteemed women, we have some wonderful women that are Mothers – Happy Mother’s Day from Team TOMRA Cleanaway! This Mother’s Day we celebrate those women in our Team that come to work each day...TOMRA Cleanaway welcomes Ed. Square Town Centre to the network!
Edmondson Park locals now have even greater access to the NSW container deposit scheme, Return and Earn, with the opening of the new Ed.Square Town Centre reverse vending machine. TOMRA Cleanaway are pleased to be contributing to outstanding results at a green star rated community through our network.
Citizen Science & the Global Litter Tracker
An example of a citizen science project is the Marine Debris Tracker Project. In operation for over a decade, the project engages global citizen scientists making use of an app to aid data gather and monitoring of marine litter to inform upstream solutions, like container deposit schemes. Data is actively used by over 25 organisations globally, including locally in Australia.
A win for the environment and the Victorian community
Today’s announcement by the Victorian Andrews Government regarding the future Container Deposit Scheme has been acknowledged by TOMRA Cleanaway with Chief Executive, James Dorney, describing the decision as “A positive step forward and an outstanding result for the environment, as well as an outstanding win for the Victorian community.”
Wilcannia REDI.e Wins NSW KAB award!
REDI.e and the Wilcannia Local Aboriginal Land Council are most deserving of their 2020 KAB NSW Litter Prevention Award. Our partnership with the group could not have been achieved without foresight and enthusiasm from the team at Wilcannia. Hosting a return point has supported multiple outcomes, not just considerable local litter reduction, but education and engagement throughout the community. Jenny Thwaites, CEO of the Wilcannia Aboriginal Land Council and Kevin Cattermole who is on the ground project managing operations for the return point, are to be commended for their success in achievement of this award.
Who is keeping our container deposit network humming?
TOMRA Cleanaway employs hundreds of people across NSW to deliver network operations for the NSW container deposit scheme, Return and Earn. A common theme across our recent investigation into our employees is the absolute pride our Team take in helping create a better environment and future for the next generation. Another common theme, great relationships! Partnership is at the core of our services, we could not deliver our network without a positive, and collaborative approach.
TOMRA Cleanaway welcomes Matraville to the network!
“It is with great pleasure TOMRA Cleanaway welcomes our newest automated depot to the NSW network for Return and Earn. Providing the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney with even more ways to access the container deposit scheme, Return and Earn. The bulk container processing location will be offering home, business and schools container collection services. Well done to the ReTurnit Team and welcome to Eastern Suburbs Return and Earn.” James Dorney, CEO TOMRA Cleanaway
TOMRA Cleanaway welcomes Henley Community Centre to the network!
Hunters Hill community members have a new place to recycle and earn a return for themselves or a chosen charity with the opening of a Return and Earn return point in Henley Community Centre precinct.
