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When will consumers be able to collect the 10 cent deposit for beverage containers?
Since 1 September 2008, all South Australian consumers have been able to collect the 10 cent deposit. Consumers will receive the higher deposit amount whether or not the container’s label displays a ‘5c’ or ’10c’ marking.
What containers are eligible for the 10 cent refund?
Various containers with a capacity up to and including 3 litres attract the increased deposit, such as:
Containers less than 1 litre:
- flavoured milks
- fruit juices
Containers up to and including 3 litres:
- soft drinks
- vitamin drinks
- sport drinks
- iced teas
- beers/ales/stouts
- ciders
- alcoholic sodas
- spirit-based beverages
- some wine-based beverages
- water – plain, still or carbonated spring water, mineral water and any other water intended for human consumption.
The above list is to be used as a guide only and is not designed to be a comprehensive and complete list of all beverage containers to which the legislation applies.
Why was there an increase in the refund value?
The container deposit scheme was introduced in 1977 and the deposit value remained at 5 cents until 1 September 2008, when it was increased to 10 cents.
This came about due to an increase in the number of beverage containers found in the litter stream and a decline in the return rates of beverage containers to 70%. The increase to 10 cents has been an incentive to encourage consumers to recycle more containers.
Why are wine bottles and plain milk bottles not included?
The container deposit system was set up to combat litter. The legislation has therefore focused on the containers that are littered. To date, wine bottles and containers for plain milk, have not been a significant contributor to the litter stream in South Australia. Although not eligible for a refund, these containers can be recycled via kerbside recycling collections or by taking them to a collection depot.
When did CDL commence in SA and is it successful?
The container deposit scheme commenced in South Australia in 1977 and has proved successful. South Australia has significantly less beverage container litter and higher recycling rates of beverage containers than any other state.
The South Australian community overwhelmingly supports the scheme which provides an incentive to encourage recycling and reduce littering. Community groups and charities benefit from monies raised from collecting beverage containers for refund.
Do other states have this scheme?
The Northern Territory introduced a Cash for Containers scheme on 3 January 2012.
How many beverage containers are recycled via the container deposit scheme?
In 2010-11 approximately 47,000 tonnes or 593 million beverage containers were returned to depots for refund. The overall return rate for this period was 80.4%.
Can I collect containers elsewhere in Australia and bring them into South Australia for a refund?
Beverage containers purchased outside of South Australia have not had a deposit paid on them. It is illegal to return interstate containers to South Australian collection depots for a refund. A maximum penalty of $30,000 applies. The refund statement on the container clearly states '10c refund at collection depots when sold in SA'.
If you require more information, please contact the Container Deposit Legislation Unit on (08) 8204 2165 or (08) 8226 2994.
Approved collection depots
Metropolitan Adelaide
Approved collection depots in Metropolitan Adelaide for the return of refund-bearing drink containers sold in South Australia.
| Depot No. | Depot name | Depot Location |
Suburb | Post Code |
| 1 | Adelaide Plains Recycling | Lot 2 Middle Beach Road | TWO WELLS | 5501 |
| 2 | Scout Recycling Centre Gawler | Allotment 11, Paxton Street | WILLASTON | 5118 |
| 3 | Angle Vale Bottle & Cans | 102 Broster Road | ANGLE VALE | 5117 |
| 4 | Scout Recycling Centre Munno Para | 39B, 43 Anderson Walk | SMITHFIELD | 5114 |
| 5 | Scout Recycling Centre Elizabeth | Lot 5, Ridgeway Road | ELIZABETH WEST | 5113 |
| 6 | AAA Recycling | 551 Waterloo Corner Road | BURTON | 5110 |
| 7 | Elizabeth Bottle & Wood Yard | Corner Phillip Highway & Coglin Road | ELIZABETH SOUTH | 5112 |
| 8 | Scout Recycling Centre Salisbury | Lot 3, 81 Stanbel Road | SALISBURY PLAIN | 5109 |
| 9 | Scout Recycling Centre Port Wakefield | Allotment 74, Port Wakefield Road | GREEN FIELDS | 5107 |
| 10 | Greenwith Grove Recyclers | Lot 10 Greenwith Road | GOLDEN GROVE | 5125 |
| 11 | Golden Grove & Tea Tree Recycling Depot | 101-115 Greenwith Road | GOLDEN GROVE | 5125 |
| 12 | Pooraka Recycling | 10-12 Ween Road | POORAKA | 5095 |
| 13 | Modbury & Para Hills Bottle Depot | 21 Famechon Crescent | MODBURY | 5092 |
| 14 | Scout Recycling Centre Port Adelaide | 326 Commercial Road | PORT ADELAIDE | 5015 |
| 15 | Betta Recycling | 141 May Terrace | OTTOWAY | 5013 |
| 16 | Wingfield Bottle & Can Depot | 423 Grand Junction Road | WINGFIELD | 5013 |
| 17 | Hampshire Recycling | 24 - 26 Pleasant Grove | HOLDEN HILL | 5088 |
| 18 | Hall Recycling | 19 Alexander Street | ROYAL PARK | 5014 |
| 19 | Prospect Bottle & Can Depot | Lots 1 & 2, 277 Churchill Road | PROSPECT | 5082 |
| 20 | Leos Can & Bottle Collection Service | 142 Findon Road Corner Trimmer Parade | FINDON | 5023 |
| 21 | Newton Bottle Yard | Allotment 6, Antonio Court | NEWTON | 5074 |
| 22 | Welland Waste & Recycling Depot P/L | 42 Musgrave Avenue | WELLAND | 5007 |
| 23 | Thorntons Complete Recycling Centre | 4-8 Murray Street | THEBARTON | 5031 |
| 24 | Scout Recycling Centre Payneham | Lots 61, 68 & 69, Payneham Road | STEPNEY | 5069 |
| 25 | Magill Recycling Depot | 8 Nightingale Avenue | MAGILL | 5072 |
| 26 | Western Region Recyclers | 59 - 61 Grove Avenue | MARLESTON | 5033 |
| 27 | Mooringie Avenue Bottle Company | Lot 700 (D52539) & Lot 88, Mooringe Avenue | PLYMPTON | 5038 |
| 28 | Edmonds Drinks | 389 - 391 Glen Osmond Road | GLEN OSMOND | 5064 |
| 29 | Oaklands Road Bottle Company | Lot 90, 59 Oaklands Road | SOMERTON PARK | 5044 |
| 30 | Daws Rd Bottle Company | 76 Daws Road | EDWARDSTOWN | 5039 |
| 31 | Balhannah Salvage & Trading | Allotments 91 & 92, Onkaparinga Valley Road | BALHANNAH | 5242 |
| 32 | Kamleh Cans Depot | 53B Sturt Road | BRIGHTON | 5048 |
| 33 | Blackwood Firewood & Recycling | Main Road | BLACKWOOD | 5051 |
| 34 | Scout Recycling Centre Adelaide Hills | Nixon Road | HAHNDORF | 5245 |
| 35 | Sheidow Park Recycling | 11 Commercial Road | SHEIDOW PARK | 5158 |
| 36 | Mt Barker Bottle & Can Recycling Pty Ltd | 50 Secker Road | MOUNT BARKER | 5251 |
| 37 | Sherriffs Road Recycling | 11 Liston Road | LONSDALE | 5160 |
| 38 | Greenbanks Reynella Bottle & Can | 143 Old South Road | REYNELLA | 5161 |
| 39 | Hackham & Seaford Bottle Co | Lot 2, 16 Cottage Lane | HACKHAM | 5163 |
| 40 | P & T Recycling Seaford | Lot 34, 42-46 Seaford Road | SEAFORD | 5169 |
| 41 | McLaren Vale Recycling Centre | Unit 6, 229 Main Road | MCLAREN VALE | 5171 |
| 42 | Stuart Hamilton Recycling | Lot 122 Lacey Drive | ALDINGA BEACH | 5173 |
| 43 | Aldinga Recycle Centre | Lot 2, How Road | ALDINGA | 5173 |
| 44 | Strathalbyn Recycling | Dry Plains Road | STRATHALBYN | 5255 |
| 45 | Lonsdale Waste & Recycling Depot | 10 Donegal Road | LONSDALE | 5160 |
| 46 | Parham Feeding Services Gumeracha | Birdwood Road | GUMERACHA | 5233 |
| 47 | Onkaparinga Waste & Recycling | 28 Henry Road | WOODSIDE | 5163 |
Regional SA
Approved collection depots in regional areas for the return of refund-bearing drink containers sold in South Australia.
| Depot No. | Depot name | Depot Location |
Suburb | Post Code |
| 1 | Oodnadatta Depot | Lot 41 Ikaturka Terrace | OODNADATTA | 5734 |
| 2 | Northern Saints Recycling Depot | Lot 787 Flat Hill Road | COOBER PEDY | 5723 |
| 3 | Marree Recycling Depot | Lot 63 Sixth Street | MARREE | 5733 |
| 4 | Roxby Woomera Recycling Pty Ltd | 10 Gosse Street | ROXBY DOWNS | 5725 |
| 5 | Leigh Creek Bottle & Recycling Depot | Pony Club Road, off Airport Road | LEIGH CREEK | 5731 |
| 6 | B & A Recycling | Old Kingoonya Road | PIMBA | 5720 |
| 7 | Blinman | Alpana Station Blk69 Hd carr | BLINMAN | 5730 |
| 8 | Ceduna Can & Bottle Depot | 1A Collins Street | CEDUNA | 5690 |
| 9 | Hawker Recycle | Lot 395 Druid Range Drive | HAWKER | 5434 |
| 10 | Augusta Bottle & Can Recyclers | 7 Woodcock Street | PORT AUGUSTA | 5700 |
| 11 | Quorn Recycling | Lot 40, Arden Vale Road | QUORN | 5433 |
| 12 | Carrieton Recycling | Sec 750 HD Eurelia Main Street | CARRIETON | 5432 |
| 13 | Bay Recycling | 3 McCormack Way | STREAKY BAY | 5680 |
| 14 | Minnipa Can & Bottle Depot | McKenzie Road | MINNIPA | 5654 |
| 15 | Northern Windmills & Agencies | 26 Second Street | ORROROO | 5431 |
| 16 | Ardrossan Depot | 28 Coast Road | ARDROSSAN | 5571 |
| 17 | Wudinna Recycling | Section 18 Hundred of Pygery | WUDINNA | 5652 |
| 18 | Kimba Bottle Yard | 17 Vintage Drive | KIMBA | 5641 |
| 19 | Veolia Environmental Services | 6 Storey Street | WHYALLA NORRIE | 5608 |
| 20 | Murray Town Recycling Centre | Tinline Road | MURRAY TOWN | 5481 |
| 21 | AG Flavel | 42 - 44 Main Street | PETERBOROUGH | 5422 |
| 22 | Elliston Caravan Park Recycling Centre | 2 Flinders Highway | ELLISTON | 5670 |
| 23 | Lock Recycling Depot | Palkagee Road (Formerly Dark Peak Road) | LOCK | 5633 |
| 24 | Darke Peak Recycling Centre | Lot 49 Henry Street | DARKE PEAK | 5642 |
| 25 | Pirie Bottle & Scrap Metal | Three Chain Road, Port Broughton Road | PORT PIRIE | 5540 |
| 26 | Jamestown Recycling | Boundary Road | JAMESTOWN | 5491 |
| 27 | Yarcowie Hotel | Lots 75-77 Second Street | WHYTE YARCOWIE | 5420 |
| 28 | Cleve & Arno Bay Recyclers | Lot 431 Depot Street | CLEVE | 5640 |
| 29 | Cowell Recycling Depot | Lot 92 Kimba Road | COWELL | 5602 |
| 30 | Port Broughton Recycling Depot | Allot 6, 160 Casey Road | PORT BROUGHTON | 5522 |
| 31 | Burra Recycling Centre | Quarry Street | BURRA | 5417 |
| 32 | Arno Bay Receival Centre | Lot 52, Alexandria Avenue | ARNO BAY | 5603 |
| 33 | YP Recycling | 100 -104 Port Road | KADINA | 5554 |
| 34 | Clare Recycling Depot | Lot 11 (D45341), East Terrace | CLARE | 5453 |
| 35 | Cummins Can & Bottle Depot | 5A Hayman Drive | CUMMINS | 5631 |
| 36 | Port Neill Recyclers | 19 Wallis Street | PORT NEILL | 5604 |
| 38 | Wakefield Plains Recycling | 30-34 Edith Terrace | BALAKLAVA | 5461 |
| 39 | Owen Recycling | 18 Railway Terrace | OWEN | 5460 |
| 40 | Beachport Depot | 6 Railway Terrace | BEACHPORT | 5280 |
| 41 | Eudunda | 24 Ward Street | EUDUNDA | 5374 |
| 42 | Blanchetown Recycling Centre | Lot 510 Merrivale Road | BLANCHETOWN | 5357 |
| 43 | Waikerie Bottle & Can Depot | Checker Road | WAIKERIE | 5330 |
| 44 | Barmera Recycling | 4 Anderson Street | BARMERA | 5345 |
| 45 | Riverland Bottle Depot | 18 Verral Crescent | BERRI | 5343 |
| 46 | FA Sonnermann Pty Ltd | Lot 366, Industry Road | RENMARK | 5341 |
| 47 | RT & FJ Daniells | 62 Mortlock Terrace | PORT LINCOLN | 5606 |
| 48 | Minlation | 3 Fifth Street | MINLATON | 5575 |
| 49 | SM & TJ Lange | 20 Newcastle Street | ANGASTON | 5353 |
| 50 | Nildottie General Store | 1 Main Road | NILDOTTIE | 5238 |
| 51 | Loxton Ice Works | 1 Badcoe Road | LOXTON | 5333 |
| 52 | Scotty's Diner | 71 Third Street | WAROOKA | 5577 |
| 53 | Warooka | Lot 25 Fourth Street | WAROOKA | 5577 |
| 54 | MJ & RJ Modra | Lot 99 Brentwood Road | STANSBURY | 5582 |
| 55 | Mannum Can & Bottle Depot | Belvedere Road | MANNUM | 5238 |
| 56 | Bowhill General Store | Lot 50 Chucka Bend Road | BOWHILL | 5238 |
| 57 | Wallys Bottleyard & Recycling Centre | Lots 51-52 Thelda Street & Lots 49-50 Noel Street | MURRAY BRIDGE | 5253 |
| 58 | Murray Bridge Recycling | Sections 370 & 371, 55 Thomas Street | MURRAY BRIDGE | 5253 |
| 59 | Island Recycling | Lot 13 Addison Street | KINGSCOTE | 5223 |
| 60 | Cape Recycling | 89 Flinders Drive | CAPE JERVIS | 5204 |
| 61 | Coastal Recycling | Lot 8 Bartlett Place | YANKALILLA | 5203 |
| 62 | South Coast Bottle & Can Co Pty Ltd, Sweetman D | 34-36, 112 Maude Street | VICTOR HARBOR | 5211 |
| 63 | South Coast Bottle & Can Co Goolwa | 3 Dowdodd Crescent | GOOLWA | 5214 |
| 64 | Meningie Bottle Yard | Corner Princess Highway & Yumali Road | MENINGIE | 5264 |
| 65 | Lameroo Recycling Depot | Lot 2, Pt Sec 92, Enterprise Road | LAMEROO | 5302 |
| 66 | Pinnaroo Collection Centre | 8 McIntosh Avenue | PINNAROO | 5304 |
| 67 | Keith Recycling Depot | Lot 12 Stirling Road | KEITH | 5267 |
| 68 | Bordertown Recycling Depot | Lot 474, Brown Terrace | BORDERTOWN | 5268 |
| 69 | Kingston Recycling Depot | 10 Railway Terrace | KINGSTON | 5275 |
| 70 | Lucindale Recycling Depot | 15 Banksia Street | LUCINDALE | 5272 |
| 71 | Naracoorte Recyclables | Lot 10 Brighton Drive | NARACOORTE | 5271 |
| 72 | Robe Beachport Recycle | 10-12 Flint Street | ROBE | 5276 |
| 73 | Millicent Bottle & Can Centre | Lot 3 Boandik Drive | MILLICENT | 5280 |
| 74 | Penola Recycling Depot | 4 Riddoch Street | PENOLA | 5277 |
| 75 | Green Triangle Recyclers | Lot 11 D46535, 1 Eucalypt Drive | MOUNT GAMBIER | 5290 |
| 77 | Marla Travellers Rest | Main Stuart Highway | MARLA | 5724 |
| 78 | Milang Environmental Centre | Weeroona Drive | MILANG | 5256 |
| 79 | Tumby Bay Recycling | Bratten Way | TUMBY BAY | 5605 |
| 80 | Yorketown Recycling Centre | Yorketown Road | YORKETOWN | 5576 |
Last modified: 15/02/2012 04:30 pm
