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...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.
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.
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.
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.
