A six-month Return and Earn campaign is set to raise about AU$175,000 for Guide Dogs NSW/ACT. It costs around $50,000 and takes over two years to breed, raise, and train a single guide dog, so this initiative will seek to fund and match three fully trained guide dogs with people living with low vision and blindness across NSW.
Until October 2025, consumers can return any eligible drink container to one of over 660 Return and Earn points across NSW and can choose to donate their refund to Guide Dogs NSW/ACT. Every eligible bottle can, or carton is worth 10 cents and all supporters need to do to get involved is select ‘donate’ on the screen at a Return and Earn machine or download the Return and Earn app.
A six-month Return and Earn campaign is set to raise about AU$175,000 for Guide Dogs NSW/ACT
Return and Earn is a partnership between the NSW Government, scheme coordinator Exchange for Change and network operator TOMRA Cleanaway. With more than $72 million raised through donations and return point hosting fees since the scheme began in 2017, it has become a significant fundraising channel for many community groups and charities across NSW.
Jaynie Moloney, Community Engagement Manager for Guide Dogs NSW/ACT, said the partnership with Return and Earn is a fantastic way “to enable people to support the causes they care about in an easy and affordable way”.
“We know it is getting increasingly hard for people to give, which is why this partnership with Return and Earn couldn’t have come at a better time. We’re incredibly thankful for the generosity of the community and the real impact that their contributions make,” Ms Moloney said.
For more information visit www.returnandearn.org.au.
