Victoria's Container Deposit Scheme

VicReturn

VicReturn is the scheme coordinator appointed to oversee Victoria's Container Deposit Scheme. They work with the government and partners to play a key role in transforming Victoria’s waste and recycling system. Motivated to help keep beverage containers out of landfills, VicReturn are creating clean streams of recycled materials to help build a circular economy in Victoria.

The objectives are:

• Increase recovery and recycling of empty beverage containers
• Reduce the number of empty beverage containers that are disposed of as litter or landfill
• Ensure that first suppliers of beverage products take product stewardship responsibility
• Provide opportunities for social enterprise and benefits for community organisations
• Create opportunities for employment
• Complement existing collection and recycling activities for recyclable waste