108 Bargara Rd
Bundaberg East, Qld, 4670
Two local businesses dedicated to recycling, have teamed up to make turning your containers into change even more accessible for the region’s coastal community.
With a specifically-modified 40ft shipping container, IMPACT Community Services and Green Solutions Wide Bay have opened a new Containers for Change refund point which is located at 417 Windermere Road, Qunaba.
The Refund Point container has been fitted out with solar power complete with a back-up battery system. The refund Point will create 6 employment positions for local people.
The Containers for Change scheme in Queensland is run and founded by Container Exchange (COEX), a not-for-profit organisation.
Under the scheme, residents can take their eligible containers (which generally display a 10c refund mark) to a refund point to cash in their recyclables.
You can request this refund via cash, or you can sign up for a scheme ID and choose to get your refund paid to your bank account, PayPal or favourite cause.
This innovative and collaborative approach to the mobile container refund point is understood to be the first of its kind for COEX.
It will be stationed at Green Solutions Wide Bay’s state-of-the-art open windrow composting facility on Windermere Rd and operated by IMPACT Community Services.
Opening times will be Monday to Friday 8.00am till 3.30pm and Saturdays 9.30 till 1.30pm.
Green Solutions provides Wide Bay residents with a free and convenient green waste drop-off and disposal site that turns green waste into compost.
Nathan Freeman, General Manager at Green Solutions Wide Bay, said: "we are super excited to be working with such a wonderful local organisation in IMPACT Community Services. This partnership will benefit the environment and our wider region, which is the heart of our business."
IMPACT Community Services social enterprises manager Rob Henderson commended Green Solutions Wide Bay for their commitment to recycling and collaboration, helping bring great results for the environment and job opportunities to the region.
This new Refund Point will be run by IMPACT in addition to the refund point at University Drive.
IMPACT hopes the Qunaba site will make recycling containers for change more convenient for residents throughout the region.
For more information visit https://greensolutionswidebay.com.au/ or phone 0418 800 398.
Further details about Containers for Change are available at https://www.containersforchange.com.au/qld/
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