We are most grateful for all the support we receive from people like you. Here are some of the innovative ways people have found to help:
Protecting the environment and helping asylum seekers with the Container Deposit Scheme (CDS)
Instead of going into the recycling bin, empty drink containers can be taken to a bottle depot or refund point and the refund can be donated to a charity. This is part of Victoria’s CDS, a state government plan to transform the waste and recycling sector by keeping materials in use for as long as possible and minimising waste.
Donate your refund
Most aluminium, glass, plastic, steel, and liquid paperboard (carton) drink containers between 150ml and 3 litres are eligible under the CDS. Milk containers, wine and spirit bottles are not eligible. Yes, you can leave the lids on!
You can return and claim the 10-cent refund for each container at reverse vending machines (usually in shopping centre carparks), depots, or over the counter in certain shops. There are also sometimes pop-up refund points at events.
This useful website tells you all about it, including where the points are: cdsvic.org.au/refund-point-
To donate, you can use a phone app called Zone Operator and search for BASP, or use the ‘Donation Partner ID’ at your refund point. The BASP Donation ID is 20000103362. Since January 1st 2025, BASP has received hundreds of dollars in donated refunds from very generous and conscientious people.
BASP Fund Raiser
All you need to do, is get a few friends together.