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[ACT, NSW, QLD, WA] Recycling Pickup Service $0.03 Per Item (Receive $0.07 Instead of $0.10 Per Item, Min Qty 150) @ Re-Collect

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[ACT, NSW, QLD, WA] Recycling Pickup Service $0.03 Per Item (Receive $0.07 Instead of $0.10 Per Item, Min Qty 150) @ Re-Collect
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save50 on 29/06/2022 - 18:37 re-collect.com.au (7302 clicks)
Last edited 27/06/2024 - 10:06 by 4 other users

Heading to the return point can be messy and eat up a good chunk of your day. ReCollect lets you ditch the dirty work while still getting money back! We handle the pick up and recycling, get the return. It’s an easy 3-step process!

Step 1
1. Download & Sign Up
Download ReCollect from the App Store or Google Play, or visit our web app. Sign Up, press “book a pickup”, enter your address and date.

Step 2
2. Book a Pickup
On your pickup day, label your bags and place them outside by 8am. The driver will pick them up and take them to our depot for counting. Use the directions / comments section to give specific instructions for the driver (for example “Call this number when arriving” or “Bags are alongside the fence”).

Step 3
3. Cash-out or Donate
We will count your bags and credit your account within a few days after pickup. We even show you what we counted! We’ll deduct a service charge of 3c per container from your refund to cover the collection costs, and the rest of the money is all yours! You can cash out via direct deposit to your nominated account, or donate to a local charity!

From FAQ:

Is there a minimum number of bags or containers?
1 bag with at least 150 containers. If you have smaller bags please have around 150 containers.

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Comments

    • tonka on 29/12/2023 - 17:53

      I buy 1.25 l bottles. I have an extra 240l bin I got at Bunnings and I put a cheap bin liner in it. I flatten the bottles (with barcode showing?) and put in the bin until full, remove the liner full of bottles when full and put full bag aside. Fill the bin a second time then call for a collect for the 2 bags and am credited around $25. The wheelie bin paid for itself after a couple of collections. It's no more hassle than putting them in the recycle bin, saves room in the recycle bin. (And I have the satisfaction of not contributing to Cleanaway profits who I have a grudge with :-) ).

      • AlienC on 29/12/2023 - 19:58

        How do ya flatten the bottles do you put it under the bin or just step on it

        Sounds like a nice idea

        I wonder if they service my area

        Katoomba

        • tonka on 29/12/2023 - 20:11

          I just flatten the middle section with my hands and thumbs as I bin it, just a 1 second no effort process that's now a habit.

          • AlienC on 29/12/2023 - 20:53

            @tonka: What information do you usually attach to the label when you put the bags outside. Do you put it on the sidewalk where you normally place the bins on bin night or inside your property line like on the lawn.

            • tonka on 29/12/2023 - 22:48

              @AlienC: They give you a code to label the bags. I write it on a bit of packing tape and stick it to the bag. I've put the bags, sometimes in a trailer in my driveway or at bottom or my driveway inside property line, or in front of garage doors. As those bin liners are a bit fragile I usually put as close to street as I can to reduce their handling. You will be advised of a general pickup time.

              • AlienC on 29/12/2023 - 23:33

                @tonka: Ah I see nice.

                Would it be okay you reckon to double bag the bottles or would they see it as a hindrance you reckon?

                edit: damn according to this link https://re-collect.com.au/recycling/beverages I think my coles 2L juice bottles that have been repurposes as water bottles might not be allowed and there for not collected.. same with the 2L coles milk containers.. so only my 1.25L coca cola bottles might be accepted this reduces my compatibility a ton unfortunately

                I contacted them via the website form but I think my area won't be under service but fingers crossed.

                • tonka on 30/12/2023 - 00:07

                  @AlienC: Can't see them having a problem with double bagging. I don't like it though, as I feel it defeats the spirit of recycling. If you have heavier glass bottles you can also put the empties back in the carton and leave that out. Personally I think the whole deposit scheme is a fail as it creates a huge amount of extra plastic waste that's non-recyclable through the bagging, and I don't believe it would redirect many containers towards recycling. Also it creates more emissions through the logistics of implementing it. Personally I think it's a disguised tax to supplement the waste industry and create jobs.

                  • AlienC on 30/12/2023 - 00:42
                    +1

                    @tonka: Yeah it does feel a bit too good to be true.

                    Or very beauty is only skin deep type of scheme fiasco.

                • ProlapsedHeinous on 26/06/2024 - 19:36

                  @AlienC: I think 1.5L is the limit for rebates.

                  • AlienC on 27/06/2024 - 01:31

                    @ProlapsedHeinous: ah damn I have a mix of 2L and 3L bottles now I just been using it to store cooking oil to throw away for now and basically anything else that should not go down the sink/drain

  • pennypincher98 on 28/12/2023 - 09:00

    These guys withdrew from my area without telling me and the app still let me book. Had to contact them why it wasn't collected and after a few days they say "we readjusted our service zone" - no apology but as a "measure of good will" they gave me a code that will give me a 100% refund on my next collection… For a place that they no longer service.

    • rhino015 on 28/12/2023 - 12:34

      What’s the code? Maybe it’ll work for me haha

  • Fayble1212 on 28/12/2023 - 14:38

    Essentially we’re going halves, NSW Government at least pay 4c/unit to these companies to process these containers, plus the 3c fee charged we are going 50/50.

    Not a bad business model.

  • aaron3 on 28/12/2023 - 16:56

    Real deal seems to be the referral haha

  • pandadude on 26/06/2024 - 18:50

    In case people are unaware with the container for change scheme. The purchaser pays for the scheme. Good Sammy has the best explanation. You actually pay 16 cents. 10 cents goes to you and 6 cents goes to the refund point.

    Note Good Sammy rounded the numbers. So, the actual amount can be found on warrrl website.

    So those who want milk containers and wine bottles to be included you can expect the price of goods to go up more than 10 cents.

    Note these facts are based for WA. Other states might be different but most likely the same.

    https://goodsammy.com.au/containers-for-change-canning-vale?…

  • boretentsu on 26/06/2024 - 18:51

    My local collect point is often full so rocking up with a bag full of containers only to have to cart them back home is annoying. Also the premises smells like rats p*ss because no one cleans out their containers before depositing. Extra fragrant on +20C days.

    3c per item is sounding quite appealing.

  • nepalesesquirrel on 26/06/2024 - 20:04

    In SA, which has been recycling bottles and cans since 1977, I have a bin provided for free which we fill up and the company come and swap for a clean bin and deposit $ into our bank account, 7c per container. Beats having bags of cans around and putting them in the car.

  • richmond12 on 26/06/2024 - 20:14

    Why isnt this in vic

    • rickb on 26/06/2024 - 20:31

      It is now. Melbourne wasn't in the footprint when this deal was originally posted. The OP needs to update this post.

  • bcYield on 26/06/2024 - 20:30

    10c is just a small amount comparing to the drink itself and the cost of living. Haven't factor the fact that we pay extra when we buy the drink. The idea is more of to get everyone aware of the recycling and reduce the waste into the land field and ocean, by giving back 10c as a reward.

  • Mrgreenz on 26/06/2024 - 20:49

    Who gets paid if you put them in regular recycle bin?

    • browser on 27/06/2024 - 00:01

      I think the way it works is environmental agency charges 10c levy per bottle/can/carton (or something like that), drink manufacturers simply pass it on to consumers (consumer paid the 10c).

      When consumer recycles, they get back the 10c from recycle operators, who will then claim it back from the environmental agency.

      So, when a consumer throws away a bottle, environmental agency keeps the 10c.

      Obviously it's not going to be 10c, the recycle program costs money to run (equipment, maintenance, transport, fuel, labour, utilities, etc), so there must be some sort of subsidies going on somewhere.

  • rimwar on 26/06/2024 - 22:11
    +1

    I have a 240l bin and it’s collected every 5-6 weeks after fees that’s about $28 in my pocket so well worth it.
    Had to pay a deposit $20 for the big blue bin and an empty is replace at each pick up. In WA we are using an app called Recycle 4 Refund.

    • Gaz1 on 27/06/2024 - 15:25

      Interesting. Do they charge 3c or a fee (or do you get 10c/container)?

      • aman00024 on 25/12/2024 - 20:45

        It’s simple 3Cent Per Container.

  • silverhawks on 26/06/2024 - 22:48

    Still better than going there yourself to find it out of order or already full. Or there is one machine working with a long line

  • Binchicken22 on 27/06/2024 - 07:43

    Man Australia has a lot of bullshit jobs… Between NDIS and shit like this it makes you wonder if we are actually creating any real jobs… Or just fake stuff like let's tax people 10c a can, then employee thousands of people to pickup/sort/ send off to probably some offshore recycling centre.

  • Pedrolino on 27/06/2024 - 09:19

    They also service parts of Melbourne, so perhaps you should add VIC to the title.

  • Kritik on 27/06/2024 - 12:55

    Do these guys allow crushed cans? Its not really worth for me if I need to keep cans uncrushed as space is an issue.

    • aman00024 on 25/12/2024 - 20:44

      I think the machine’s only takes non-crushed cans only.

  • neosin on 25/12/2024 - 20:00

    Anyone know how I can dispose of a large glass table? in NSW thanks

    Besides smashing it and throwing in the bin

  • neosin on 25/12/2024 - 20:24

    Can someone clarify

    it says in app "how much are we picking up"

    Beverage container bag (how big is a bag? do I put 30-50 plastic bottles in 1 big garbage bag???)
    Beverage container case (again how man can I put in? Do I use a carboard box?)
    240l bin (um do they just empty your bin, surely they don't take it right lol!)

    It says on website a minimum of 300 containers! (is that plastic bottles (soft drinks) and glass bottles, what about plastic containers?

    needs to be a sticky FAQ

  • aman00024 on 25/12/2024 - 20:43

    A good initiative

  • tonka on 25/12/2024 - 20:44

    I have found the service reasonably good. I wish there was a better option than using plastic bags to bag recycling to save waste. It's moronic. I have bought a wheelie bin with my refund money, There is an option to book a bin pick-up on their site, No-one there answers their messages to let me know how I can make that work. Re-collect, fix your website and get some customer service.

  • aman00024 on 25/12/2024 - 20:50
    +1

    https://envirobank.com.au/crunch/

    Check the above for Vic

  • liongalahad on 25/12/2024 - 22:51

    Please note they have changed the minimum number of containers from 150 to 300.

  • Frozensage on 25/12/2024 - 23:58

    Better than some old guy going through everyone’s bin every bin day. At least put the rest of the rubbish back in the bin after taking all the bottles and cans omfg.

  • Hireach on 26/12/2024 - 08:35

    I just use containers for change Queensland with their free home pickup. No cost to me

  • JackMa101 on 11/04/2025 - 13:49

    Booked 1st service this week, unfortunately no1 turned up. Terrible service.

  • lflzg on 25/06/2025 - 19:20

    Yeah, in Brisbane we have free pick up to get the whole 10 cents if live near one of the centres. Also the centre near me has a machine I can tip everything in then it does everything else for me. Kids enjoy going there to help because they get an ice cream after with the money. I probably will never use this service.

    • liongalahad on 26/06/2025 - 07:53

      Really? Where can I find info on this?

  • CharlieAus on 25/06/2025 - 19:43
    +1

    I'm in QLD and the collection place comes and picks ours up when we book them in and gives us the whole 10c and also drops off new bags to use, is that not normal?

  • lordezekiel on 25/06/2025 - 20:02
    +2

    Nah I’m good, would rather leave my recyclables in the wheelie bin for the nice man in the unmarked van to come raid in the early morning hours of bin day ^_^

  • BinSimmons on 26/06/2025 - 01:49

    How do we get our referral code once we have an account with them because I cant see anywhere on their site about "refer a friend" or anything remotely like that

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