#BringitBackNZ roadshow

 

Score cash for local causes with your empties in our #BringitBackNZ roadshow. 

Try how a drinks’ container deposit return scheme will work in your ‘hood.

We’ll give a 20c donation for every bottle or can YOU drop off, within reason!

Find out how a refunds for empties scheme will cut our litter by half and help us get one set up in NZ.

Prevent waste while earning pūtea for your kura, marae, club or organisation.

Learn more about a container deposit return scheme here.

 

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Upcoming roadshow dates

Successful bottle drives

Wharekahika Bottle Drive raises $483.40

A community-led bottle drive was held in Wharekahika on 5th December 2025, bringing people together around a local collection effort. The event collected 2,417 drink containers, distributing $483.40 back into the community. Materials collected included glass (46%), plastic (31%), cans (22%) and cartons (1%). Read more: East Coast community bottle drive pays cash for 2,400 containers in recycling push (Gisborne Herald)

South Auckland Middle School Bottle Drive

South Auckland Middle School raised $477.40 in a single lunch break in a ‘bottle drive’ trial supported by the Beautification Trust in November 2025. 2,387 bottles and cans were saved from litter or landfill, with each empty earning 20c. The proceeds are going to the local Boomers’ Shed to make a picnic bench for the school where the kids can eat their lunch.

The kids were amazing! They worked really hard collecting and counting all the bottles and cans. It was a real aha moment for them, seeing that empties could be valuable. They were incredibly engaged and excited for the opportunity to run this at their school. Takanini MP Rima Nakhle (National) was there for the event watching it unfold.

 

Find out more about the successful South Auckland Middle School bottle drive and how it was run.
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