Return and Earn
Return and Earn, the NSW Government's Container Deposit Scheme, provides collection points for people to return their eligible drink containers.
Visit the Return and Earn website to see a map of all collection points in NSW, and to learn more about the service.
Return and Earn - Collection Points
Lane Cove has two Return and Earn collection points:
1) 67 Mars Road, Lane Cove West
Open 8am - 4pm Monday to Friday, 8am - 1:30pm Saturday, closed Sunday and public holidays.
Entry to Lane Cove Return and Earn is via Sirius Rd.
You can visit the depot to use their automated sorting system or book a home collection
2) Little Street Carpark, 1 Little Street, Lane Cove
Open 6am - 1am Monday to Sunday on Level P1 (right before the boom gates).
Parking: Two 10-minute parking bays right beside the Return and Earn machine. Up to 3 hours of free parking is available on the lower levels of Little Street carpark..
What containers are eligible?
Most empty 150ml to 3L beverage containers will be eligible for a 10c refund. The containers should be empty, unbroken and have the original label intact.
Container materials that are eligible for refund:
- Glass
- Plastic
- Aluminium
- Steel
- Liquid paperboard (cartons)
Return and Earn - Public Bin Baskets
To help keep eligible containers out of litter bins and make it easier for people to collect them, Council has installed 20 Return and Earn bin baskets on public place litter bins across the Lane Cove area.
The baskets are attached to Council bins at high-traffic areas to enable people to leave their drink containers for someone else to collect. Residents or community groups can easily collect the containers from the bin baskets to recycle at a nearby Return and Earn collection point for the 10c refund.
Bin baskets can be found at Bob Campbell Oval, Tambourine Bay Reserve, Wadangarri park, Blackman Park, Yorks Corner, Mindarie Park, Burns Bay Rd (outside the IGA), Pottery Green, Central Park, Stringybark Reserve, Hughes Park, and Little St (in front of Council).