Containers for Change to boost Lord Mayor’s Kimberley flood relief

West Australians can now donate their empty 10-cent drink containers to the Lord Mayor’s Distress Relief Fund for flood-affected Kimberley communities.

WA residents who dispense their empty 10-cent cans or bottles at any of the Containers for Change locations will be able to donate their refund directly to the Lord Mayor’s fund.

The McGowan Government’s Containers for Change initiative refunds 10 cents per empty eligible can or bottle to collectors via almost 260 stations across the State.

One hundred per cent of the donations to the Lord Mayor’s Distress Relief Fund will go to relief efforts in the Kimberley.

Environment Minister Reece Whitby said the scheme was a simple way to show support.

“Western Australians are known for digging deep in tough times and I’d encourage everyone to donate their containers to create change for such a worthy cause,” he said.

This is not the first time Containers for Change has offered a donation scheme for State disasters.

in 2021, nearly 600,000 drink containers were donated to appeals after cyclone Seroja and the Wooroloo bushfire.

WA Return Recycle Renew chief executive officer Tim Cusack said he was confident Containers for Change would once again be able to provide some much-needed funding to support the recovery efforts.

“Containers for Change refund points found across our State are ready to collect important donations to help those devastated by the worst floods in WA history,” he said.

“We want to do anything we can to help support them and their local community.”

More than $10 million has already been raised through the Lord Mayor’s Distress Relief Fund.