The Brotherhood of St Laurence proudly supports Victoria’s Container Deposit Scheme in Breakwater.
And local families are getting behind this fantastic program as an easy way to teach children how to recycle for well-earned pocket money.
The Brotherhood of St Laurence (BSL) is a social justice organisation working alongside people experiencing disadvantage to address the fundamental causes of poverty in Australia.
You might know BSL best by its Op Shop on High Street, Belmont.
“We believe no one should live in poverty and that’s why we exist,” explains Kevin Tout, logistics operations manager of social enterprises at BSL.
“We’re focused on making lasting change in the community, which is why we’re thrilled to participate in Victoria’s Container Deposit Scheme (CDS).”
Kevin joined BSL more than five years ago and leads the logistics operations of all its social enterprises: BSL op shops, second hand online Brotherhood Books store, and most recently, the CDS Vic Breakwater Depot, which opened to the public in November 2023.
“We are very humbled by the community’s response to our CDS Vic Breakwater Depot,” Kevin said.
“It’s been amazing to see so many young families getting behind the program with kids who love collecting eligible drink containers to earn easy pocket money.”
“They get so excited watching the machines spinning and sorting the drink containers too, it’s a bit of fun to see what happens to the items they’ve collected.”
And getting involved is easy. Simply start collecting eligible drink containers and return them to the CDS Vic Breakwater Depot at 6 Haworth Court, Breakwater.
It’s an undercover, automated, drive-through depot, with a friendly team who are always happy to help.
“Load the car with eligible drink containers, drive straight in, park in our designated bays and we’ll unload it for you,” Kevin said.
“It takes a couple of minutes for our machines to sort hundreds of containers, and we’ll pay the 10 cent refund per eligible drink container direct to your nominated bank account once you’ve linked it to the CDS Vic West App.”
To find out what you can return, simply look for the 10 cent mark on eligible drink containers.
For more information on how to get involved, visit bsl.org.au/services/sustainability, call 1300 366 283, or visit the team at 6 Haworth Court, Breakwater, Monday to Friday, 9am to 4.30pm or
Saturday, 8.30am to 4.30pm.
