Return and Earn reverse vending machine to come to Bathurst | Photos, pictures

The NSW Government initiative rolled out on December 1, but Bathurst has only had an over-the-counter collection point at Metro Petroleum in South Bathurst until now.

But, following a string of complaints from customers and the store owner himself, Bathurst MP Paul Toole stepped in to assist.

On Thursday he told the Western Advocate that he spoke to the minister for the environment and local government Gabrielle Upton about the lack of a reverse vending machine in the city.

“We have been assured by the minister that a reverse vending machine will be installed at Metro Petroleum and they’ve hoping to have it operational by Saturday,” he said at the time.

The machine will over customers a 10 cent refund on each acceptable bottle or can returned.

The CDS rewards consumers for returning containers, cans and bottles to designated recycling points with a 10 cent refund per eligible container. The refund can be:

Collected containers will be processed through a counting and sorting centre in Western Sydney.

They will then be recycled and sold into both domestic and export markets. Recovering these resources will create a closed loop, making a sustainable future possible.

The majority of containers covered under this scheme are beverage containers ranging from 150 millilitres to 3 litres. Containers can be made from:

Containers that are not included in the Scheme and, therefore, do not qualify for a refund are:

These exceptions are like those in the South Australian and Northern Territory container deposit schemes, to aid consistency.