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- The recycling appeal aims to raise $175,000 for Guide Dogs over six months.
- Return and Earn has raised more than $72 million for charities across NSW to date through recycling.
Return and Earn has today announced its latest state-wide charity partnership with Guide Dogs NSW/ACT to turn empty bottles and cans into life-changing support for people living with low vision and blindness.
The new recycling appeal aims to raise $175,000 for Guide Dogs NSW/ACT over its six-month duration. It costs around $50,000 and takes over two years to breed, raise, and train a single guide dog so this initiative will seek to fund and match three fully trained guide dogs with people living with low vision and blindness across NSW.
The new recycling appeal aims to raise $175,000 for Guide Dogs NSW/ACT over its six-month duration. It costs around $50,000 and takes over two years to breed, raise, and train a single guide dog so this initiative will seek to fund and match three fully trained guide dogs with people living with low vision and blindness across NSW.
Until October 2025, consumers can return any eligible drink container to one of over 660 return points across NSW and can choose to donate their refund to Guide Dogs NSW/ACT. Every eligible bottle can, or carton is worth 10 cents and all supporters need to do to get involved is select donate on the screen at a Return and Earn machine or download the Return and Earn app.
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| Guide Dogs Client Tony with Solo |
Guide Dogs completely changed my life and helped increase my confidence, freedom, and independence, ultimately giving me my life back.
“I cannot thank the people who donate and support us enough, it's an amazing gift and without fundraising initiatives like this, Solo wouldn’t be possible.”
“It's incredible to think something as simple as recycling a bottle can add up to something truly life changing.”
Jaynie Moloney, Community Engagement Manager for Guide Dogs NSW/ACT, said “We are so excited to kick off this partnership with Return and Earn, it's such a fantastic way to enable people to support the causes they care about in an easy and affordable way. We know it is getting increasingly hard for people to give, which is why this partnership with Return and Earn couldn’t have come at a better time. We’re incredibly thankful for the generosity of the community and the real impact that their contributions make.”
James Dorney, CEO of TOMRA Cleanaway, Network Operator for Return and Earn, said “The money raised in this campaign will have such a large impact on the lives of people living with low vision and blindness, by giving them the tools and support needed to safely and confidently navigate their communities. I encourage everyone to get behind this cause and help us reach our target of $175,000 by 19 October.
Shirani Glover, Acting CEO, Exchange for Change, scheme coordinator for Return and Earn, said “Return and Earn has become an important fundraising channel for many community groups and charities across NSW with more than $72 million raised through donations and return point hosting fees since the scheme began in 2017. It’s wonderful that helping the environment can also benefit important causes like Guide Dogs.”
Return and Earn is a partnership between the NSW Government, scheme coordinator Exchange for Change and network operator TOMRA Cleanaway.
For more information visit www.returnandearn.org.au.
To learn more about how you can support Guide Dogs NSW/ACT, visit www.guidedogs.com.au
James Dorney, CEO of TOMRA Cleanaway, Network Operator for Return and Earn, said “The money raised in this campaign will have such a large impact on the lives of people living with low vision and blindness, by giving them the tools and support needed to safely and confidently navigate their communities. I encourage everyone to get behind this cause and help us reach our target of $175,000 by 19 October.
Shirani Glover, Acting CEO, Exchange for Change, scheme coordinator for Return and Earn, said “Return and Earn has become an important fundraising channel for many community groups and charities across NSW with more than $72 million raised through donations and return point hosting fees since the scheme began in 2017. It’s wonderful that helping the environment can also benefit important causes like Guide Dogs.”
Return and Earn is a partnership between the NSW Government, scheme coordinator Exchange for Change and network operator TOMRA Cleanaway.
For more information visit www.returnandearn.org.au.
To learn more about how you can support Guide Dogs NSW/ACT, visit www.guidedogs.com.au
MEDIA RELEASE, 26th May 2025
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