Skip to content

Yourcontainers,your cash!

Turn your eligible drink containers into cash with your local, family-owned Containers for Change operator.

Find a depotBook a collection (opens in a new tab)
The undercover drive-through at the Park Avenue depot, with its sea turtle mural
RockhamptonGracemereYeppoon

Locations & hours

Closed on public holidays. Hours and pop-up dates can change, so check Facebook before you travel: Rockhampton on Facebook (opens in a new tab), Capricorn Coast on Facebook (opens in a new tab), Gracemere on Facebook (opens in a new tab), Moura on Facebook (opens in a new tab).

Every container,
every customer,
everyday!

Local people. Local service. Local impact.

We're a family-owned and operated business running authorised Containers for Change refund points across Rockhampton, Gracemere and the Capricorn Coast, with pop-ups in the communities around them.

Cashing in the household recycling, setting up collections at work or raising money for a local cause, our team is here to help.

How it works

  1. Collect

    Save your empty eligible drink containers. Tip out any liquid, take the lids off before you bring them to a depot, and keep rubbish out.

  2. Return

    Drive through one of our staffed refund points, or book a collection if you're in a service area.

  3. Get paid

    Every eligible container earns a 10c scheme refund. Keep it, or donate it to a participating organisation.

What are yours worth?

At our depots
$50.00
10c each, cash or electronic
With Container Collect
$35.00
7c each after the 3c collection fee
Book a collection (opens in a new tab)

Our services

  • Staffed container returns

    Bring your eligible containers to one of our staffed refund points and our team counts them and sorts your refund.

    Cash and electronic refunds at participating locations. No member number needed for cash.

    A customer at the counting bench inside the Park Avenue depot

  • Drive-through and undercover

    Our main depots are drive-through and undercover, so you can unload out of the weather. Follow the signs and our staff when you come in, unload and head out.

    A customer under cover in front of the Containers for Change mural at Park Avenue

  • Express bag drop

    Short on time? Leave securely bagged, labelled containers at a participating bag drop. We count them after you leave and pay the refund into your Containers for Change member account.

    Print bag labels

  • Container Collect home collections

    Book through Container Collect to check your address is in our area and see collection dates. The collection fee is 3c a container, so you keep 7c.

    We aim to empty your bags and give them back wherever practical.

    Book a collection (opens in a new tab)

  • Business and organisation collections

    Workplaces, hospitality venues, schools, sporting clubs and community groups. We'll talk through bins, container volumes, storage space, how often to collect and the Partners Program.

    Send an enquiry

  • Event container collections

    Planning a sporting day, festival or fundraiser? Get in touch early about collection bins. It depends on the location, expected volume and what bins are free.

    Send an enquiry
    Container Refund collection bins under the Rotary Club of Rockhampton Fitzroy tent at a local event

Local containers,
local impact

Containers for Community helps local charities, schools, sporting clubs and community groups turn eligible drink containers into funds for their activities, projects and services. We like giving local organisations a practical way to fundraise for themselves.

to Rockhampton Food Bank
$0.00
to Royal Flying Doctor Service
$0.00

Recent donations from the Containers for Community cage at Park Avenue.

The Containers for Community donation cages at Park Avenue, one marked for the Rocky Food Bank
Capricorn Coast Landcare Group volunteers with bags of collected containers
The Containers for Community sign at the depot listing who donations support

Donate your containers

Return them under a participating organisation's member number, or put them in the donation cage at the depot. Ask our team how to send your refund to a local cause.

Fundraise with your group

Give supporters a way to help without spending extra. Collect containers at your clubhouse, workplace, school or event and put the refunds towards your goals.

Send an enquiry

Partners Program

Approved partners get free collection bins and free scheduled collections through us. The 3c Container Collect fee doesn't apply.

  1. 1Create a Containers for Change member number for your business or organisation.
  2. 2Ask us for the Partners Program guide and application information.
  3. 3Complete the application.
  4. 4Once you're approved, we set up the right bins and a collection schedule with you.
Send an enquiry

Can I return this?

Tap the thing you've got. For anything else, the official Queensland checker or the barcode scanner in the app has the final say.

Usually yes

Soft drink cans and bottles

Most aluminium, glass and plastic drink containers from 150mL to 3L qualify for 10c. Look for the 10c refund mark.

Check a product on the official checker (opens in a new tab)

FAQs

Not sure if something counts? The official Queensland checker has the final say on every product.

Check eligibility (Containers for Change, opens in a new tab)

Most aluminium, glass, plastic, steel and liquid paperboard drink containers from 150mL to 3L qualify for a 10c refund, as long as the product is part of the Queensland scheme.

Most eligible containers carry a 10c refund mark, but the mark on its own doesn't guarantee Queensland eligibility. Glass wine and pure spirit bottles from 150mL to 3L qualify too, and don't need to show the mark until January 2027.

Check a product with the official Queensland eligibility checker, or scan its barcode in the Containers for Change app.

Check Queensland container eligibility (opens in a new tab)

A Container Refund team member in hi-vis with a Containers for Change bin at a community event

Join our local team

We're after reliable people who take pride in their work and like helping customers. New to the industry? Tell us about the skills and attitude you'd bring.

The work

  • Greeting customers and helping with returns
  • Counting and sorting containers accurately
  • Processing bag drops and refunds
  • Moving containers and bins safely
  • Keeping work areas clean and organised
  • Following procedures and safety requirements

What we value

  • Turn up on time and follow through
  • Treat customers and teammates with respect
  • Pay attention to detail
  • Work safely and ask for help
  • Happy to learn and take feedback

Email your résumé with your preferred location, your availability (including weekends) and any relevant experience. Or drop it into one of our staffed depots during opening hours.

Email your résumé

Let's make your containers count

Help with a refund, a collection, a business setup or a fundraiser? Send us a message or give us a call.

An email or a phone number is fine, we just need one way to reply.

Call any of our locations

0421 249 677

One number for every location.

Container Refund Rockhampton

containerrefundrockhampton@gmail.com Facebook page for Container Refund Rockhampton (opens in a new tab)

Container Refund Capricorn Coast

containerrefundcapcoast@gmail.com Facebook page for Container Refund Capricorn Coast (opens in a new tab)

Container Refund Gracemere

containerrefundgracemere@gmail.com Facebook page for Container Refund Gracemere (opens in a new tab)

Container Refund Moura

containerrefundmoura@gmail.com Facebook page for Container Refund Moura (opens in a new tab)