{"id":12259,"date":"2025-08-05T18:32:27","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T08:32:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.foodbank.org.au\/?post_type=state_qld&#038;p=12259"},"modified":"2025-09-12T14:38:29","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T04:38:29","slug":"turn-your-empty-containers-into-a-donation-and-help-those-in","status":"publish","type":"state_qld","link":"https:\/\/www.foodbank.org.au\/qld\/turn-your-empty-containers-into-a-donation-and-help-those-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Working in Queensland &#8211; CFC"},"content":{"rendered":" <section class=\"page-element section sticky top-0 theme-dark\" data-pb-label=\"Section\"> <div class=\"container\" data-pb-label=\"Container\"> <div class=\"column flex flex-wrap md:flex-nowrap\" data-pb-label=\"Column\"> <div class=\"w-full px-4 md:flex-1\"> <h1 class=\"text-center\">Turn your empty containers into a donation and help those in need.  <\/h1> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/section> <section class=\"page-element section section-rounded-top theme-light\" data-pb-label=\"Section\"> <div class=\"container\" data-pb-label=\"Container\"> <div class=\"column flex flex-col md:flex-row gap-x-6\" data-pb-label=\"Column\"> <div class=\"md:flex-1\"> <div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Turning Recycled Containers into A Charity Donation\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yjr6URqXUzk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"\"> <\/iframe> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/section> <div class=\"section theme-cream section-rounded-top\" data-pb-label=\"Section\"> <div class=\"container\" data-pb-label=\"Container\"> <div class=\"column\" data-pb-label=\"Column\"> <div class=\"content-block\" data-pb-label=\"Content Block\"> <h2 class=\"\">It\u2019s as easy as 1,2,3  <\/h2> <p class=\" \">Foodbank Queensland is now part of Containers For Change enabling you to turn your recycling into cash donations for Foodbank. Donating is as easy as 1\u2026.2\u2026.3  <\/p> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <section class=\"page-element section section-rounded-top theme-light\" data-pb-label=\"Section\"> <div class=\"container\" data-pb-label=\"Container\"> <div class=\"column\" data-pb-label=\"Column\"> <div class=\"w-full\"> <div id=\"mk-text-block-857\" class=\"mk-text-block\"> <h3 class=\"\">Step 1 \u2013 Collect eligible containers.  <\/h3> <p class=\"\">Most aluminium, glass, plastic, steel, and liquid paperboard beverage containers between 150ml and three\u00a0litres\u00a0are eligible for a refund when returned to a container refund point. To be eligible the beverage container must:  <\/p> <ul class=\"\"> <li class=\"\">Have contained a beverage product that is not excluded from the scheme. For example, cordials, and plain milk are not included in the scheme so containers that have held these products are not eligible for a refund  <\/li> <li class=\"\">Display the refund mark. This is so that the container refund point operator can see if the container is part of the scheme. Most containers will already have a refund mark for SA and NT and these containers are eligible under Containers for Change. Beverage manufacturers have until 1 December 2019 to display the new refund mark on their containers  <\/li> <li class=\"\">Be an approved container. Some containers are made out of materials that cannot be recycled. These containers may not be approved (by the Queensland Government) as an eligible container as the scheme requires that when a refund is paid on a container that container must be recycled.  <\/li> <\/ul> <h3 class=\"mt-4xl\">Step 2 \u2013 Find your nearest collection depot  <\/h3> <p class=\"\">Head to the containers for change website and search for your closest collection depot.  <\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"mk-button-align left\"><a class=\"mk-button dark button-412 light-color mk-shortcode flat-dimension medium \" href=\"https:\/\/www.containersforchange.com.au\/wa\/where-to-return\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Find your closest depot<\/a> <\/div> <div id=\"mk-text-block-614\" class=\"mk-text-block \"> <h3 class=\"mt-4xl\">Step 3 \u2013 Quote the ID to donate  <\/h3> <p class=\"\">To donate to Foodbank Queensland, simply quote the ID number below in order to make your donation.  <\/p> <h2 class=\"mt-4xl\" style=\"background-color: #F3F2E2; padding: 10px; border-radius: 6px;\">ID: C10002907  <\/h2> <p class=\"\">For every five containers donated, Foodbank can provided a meal to a Queenslander in need.  <\/p> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/section>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-12259","state_qld","type-state_qld","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"ACF":false,"raw_html":" <section class=\"page-element section sticky top-0 theme-dark\" data-pb-label=\"Section\"> <div class=\"container\" data-pb-label=\"Container\"> <div class=\"column flex flex-wrap md:flex-nowrap\" data-pb-label=\"Column\"> <div class=\"w-full px-4 md:flex-1\"> <h1 class=\"text-center\">Turn your empty containers into a donation and help those in need.  <\/h1> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/section> <section class=\"page-element section section-rounded-top theme-light\" data-pb-label=\"Section\"> <div class=\"container\" data-pb-label=\"Container\"> <div class=\"column flex flex-col md:flex-row gap-x-6\" data-pb-label=\"Column\"> <div class=\"md:flex-1\"> <div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\"> <iframe title=\"Turning Recycled Containers into A Charity Donation\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yjr6URqXUzk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"\"> <\/iframe> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/section> <div class=\"section theme-cream section-rounded-top\" data-pb-label=\"Section\"> <div class=\"container\" data-pb-label=\"Container\"> <div class=\"column\" data-pb-label=\"Column\"> <div class=\"content-block\" data-pb-label=\"Content Block\"> <h2 class=\"\">It\u2019s as easy as 1,2,3  <\/h2> <p class=\" \">Foodbank Queensland is now part of Containers For Change enabling you to turn your recycling into cash donations for Foodbank. Donating is as easy as 1\u2026.2\u2026.3  <\/p> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <section class=\"page-element section section-rounded-top theme-light\" data-pb-label=\"Section\"> <div class=\"container\" data-pb-label=\"Container\"> <div class=\"column\" data-pb-label=\"Column\"> <div class=\"w-full\"> <div id=\"mk-text-block-857\" class=\"mk-text-block\"> <h3 class=\"\">Step 1 \u2013 Collect eligible containers.  <\/h3> <p class=\"\">Most aluminium, glass, plastic, steel, and liquid paperboard beverage containers between 150ml and three\u00a0litres\u00a0are eligible for a refund when returned to a container refund point. To be eligible the beverage container must:  <\/p> <ul class=\"\"> <li class=\"\">Have contained a beverage product that is not excluded from the scheme. For example, cordials, and plain milk are not included in the scheme so containers that have held these products are not eligible for a refund  <\/li> <li class=\"\">Display the refund mark. This is so that the container refund point operator can see if the container is part of the scheme. Most containers will already have a refund mark for SA and NT and these containers are eligible under Containers for Change. Beverage manufacturers have until 1 December 2019 to display the new refund mark on their containers  <\/li> <li class=\"\">Be an approved container. Some containers are made out of materials that cannot be recycled. These containers may not be approved (by the Queensland Government) as an eligible container as the scheme requires that when a refund is paid on a container that container must be recycled.  <\/li> <\/ul> <h3 class=\"mt-4xl\">Step 2 \u2013 Find your nearest collection depot  <\/h3> <p class=\"\">Head to the containers for change website and search for your closest collection depot.  <\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"mk-button-align left\"><a class=\"mk-button dark button-412 light-color mk-shortcode flat-dimension medium \" href=\"https:\/\/www.containersforchange.com.au\/wa\/where-to-return\" target=\"_self\">Find your closest depot<\/a> <\/div> <div id=\"mk-text-block-614\" class=\"mk-text-block \"> <h3 class=\"mt-4xl\">Step 3 \u2013 Quote the ID to donate  <\/h3> <p class=\"\">To donate to Foodbank Queensland, simply quote the ID number below in order to make your donation.  <\/p> <h2 class=\"mt-4xl\" style=\"background-color: #F3F2E2; padding: 10px; border-radius: 6px;\">ID: C10002907  <\/h2> <p class=\"\">For every five containers donated, Foodbank can provided a meal to a Queenslander in need.  <\/p> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/section>","author_name":"Foodbank","spinnr_header":"default_spinnr_header","spinnr_mobile_menu":"default_spinnr_mobile_menu","spinnr_footer":"default_spinnr_footer","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.foodbank.org.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/state_qld\/12259","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.foodbank.org.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/state_qld"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.foodbank.org.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/state_qld"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.foodbank.org.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/state_qld\/12259\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18938,"href":"https:\/\/www.foodbank.org.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/state_qld\/12259\/revisions\/18938"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.foodbank.org.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12259"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}