Return, Recycle, Make Change
Turn your recycling efforts into real impact by donating your refund directly to DeadlyScience across ACT, New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia.
Simply collect, return and select DeadlyScience to receive your refund as a donation to help us engage and empower the next generation of deadly scientists.
Your recycling can help deliver diverse Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) resources like books, telescopes, microscopes, and science kits to remote and regional communities. These tools spark curiosity, inspire imagination, and open pathways to future careers in STEM.
What You Can Return
Eligible containers include:
- Plastic bottles – soft drink, water, juice, flavoured milk, etc.
- Aluminium cans – soft drinks, energy drinks, etc.
- Glass bottles – beer, cider, small juice bottles
- Steel cans
- Liquid paperboard cartons – small poppers or juice boxes (up to 1L)
Containers must:
- Be between 150mL and 3L in size
- Be empty, uncrushed, and unbroken
- Have the barcode intact
How to Donate Your Refund to DeadlyScience
- Step 1: Set a collection goal (e.g. 1,000 bottles and cans).
- Step 2: Collect eligible containers for recycling.
- Step 3: Find your nearest return point - see below.
- Step 4: Simply choose to donate your refund to DeadlyScience.
- Step 5: Keep recycling, keep donating, and stay deadly!
Every container counts.
Together, we can turn recycling into real learning opportunities for First Nations students across Australia.