Fundraising
Donations
Together, let’s create chances for a brighter future!
Recycle4Change is an award-winning certified social enterprise and registered charity dedicated to providing meaningful employment and comprehensive support for individuals impacted by the justice system. Through our initiatives, we aim to help these individuals rebuild their lives, offering them a second chance at a successful and fulfilling future.
Our successful model has a profound impact, transforming lives, reducing reoffending rates, and significantly decreasing the cost of re-incarceration. With an impressive record of ZERO recidivism, our efforts yield substantial social cost savings, estimated at over $500,000 per person annually.
In partnership with the Victorian State Government’s Container Deposit Scheme (CDS Vic), Recycle4Change operates an automated recycling depot in North Geelong. We cater to the public community and commercial organisations, reinforcing our social and environmental sustainability commitment.
Here’s how your donation can help a returning citizen and break the cycle of recidivism:
| Amount | Package | What your support can do for a returned citizen |
|---|---|---|
| $30 | A fresh start | A travel card or fuel voucher to help them get to work until they have received their first pay packet. |
| $50 | Keep me safe | A pair of steel capped boots to protect their feet in a busy warehouse. |
| $100 | Help me be seen | A Recycle4Change uniform including work pants and high-vis shirt to help them be visible and be part of the team. |
| $200 | Help me tell my story | Resume writing support to assist with the next stage of their journey – finding a role after Recycle4Change. |
| $500 | Lift my game | Forklift driver training and certification so I can bring new skills to my next job. |
| $2000 | Transform my life | Supports a returned citizen’s Transition2Change journey from start to finish, including dedicated support from our Forensic Psychologist. |
Want to donate your empty drinking containers?
Organisation
- Community donation
Manage your recycling whilst donating to our registered charity and certified social enterprise.
Benefits include:- We collect your containers.
- We provide an annual report certifying your Corporate Social Responsibility impact (social and environmental impacts).
- Charitable donation
Donate to a charity of your choice (if available).
Please note this option may attract a handling fee.
Individual
- Charitable donation + DGR Tax Receipt
Donate your containers to our charity and receive a DGR (Deductible Gift Receipt) for 100% of their value. You can then use this receipt to claim against your income tax.
Donate your cash refund to Recycle4Change and help rebuild lives
When it comes to financial donations, every little bit really does count. So, if you are able to donate some, or all of your refund back to us, we want you to know that you are doing something truly special, and that your recycling donation helps us rebuild lives every day.
To receive a DGR the donation value must be greater than $2-. - Charitable donation
You can also choose from several other charities when delivering them to one of our Automated Depot.
These charities are subject to change.
Creating Chances
How can R4C help you with your fundraising drive?
If you are an organisation who needs to fundraise, then we can help provide you with another income stream. This income does not require selling products or services, signing a contract, or even paying tax.
An innovative way for charities, clubs, schools, and community groups to fundraise while protecting our environment and our oceans through recycling.
Whether you’re a school, sporting club, hospital, religious organisation or any type of reliant upon additional funding we can help.
Ways to fundraise:
1. House a Bin
House one of our 240l bins and encourage your community to deposit their empty drinking containers there. When its full simply let us know and we will pick it up and process the containers for you. Each full 240l bin usually holds ~320 containers, that’s worth $32 to your organisation.
Payments are made via bank transfer within 10 business days
2. Bottle and Can Drive
Discarded drinking containers represent half of Australia’s litter and pollution. The environment benefits when your community run a clean-up drive, and so do you. Simply deliver the empty containers to one of our super-fast sorting facilities to redeem your containers and collect your cash or EFT immediately.
Each full 240l bin usually holds ~320 containers, that’s worth $32 to your organisation.
Call our Sales team to discuss how we can pay you money for your empty containers.
Call 1300 329 742 or send us an email .
We can also record how many containers you’ve collected and what your social impact has been in reduced C02, as well as how much water and energy you’ve saved. This information is great for your annual report.
Remember all payments are refunds, not Revenue, as such tax is not applicable.
You can raise funds for your cause while helping the environment, encourage the community to recycle, and help the transition to a circular economy.
Some of the Supporting Corporations who help us make a difference.
