Recycle Rewards wants to hear from Landcare groups looking to turn everyday container returns into local environmental action 

Tasmania’s Landcare groups know their local environments better than anyone. They know where the litter builds up, which waterways need attention and what it takes to bring a community together to get things done. 

At Saturday’s Landcare Gathering in Deloraine, Recycle Rewards invited Landcare Tasmania member groups to pitch an idea that connects container collection with the environmental work they do every day. 

Three opportunities, worth $2000 each, are available to help bring practical, locally relevant ideas to life. 

It could be a community container collection drive, a new collection station, equipment for volunteers, a partnership with local businesses or a way to collect eligible drink containers during community clean-ups. Perhaps it’s something entirely different. The important thing is that it increases container collection, keeps eligible containers out of the environment and landfill and delivers a meaningful community or environmental benefit. 

There’s already a great example in Bicheno, where local Landcare volunteers have built a container collection network with businesses and community partners. The group has returned almost 50,000 containers in about a year, raising around $5,000 to support local landscape restoration. 

That’s the opportunity Recycle Rewards wants to explore with more groups: turning 10-cent refunds into practical funding for local projects, while recovering valuable materials, reducing litter and creating more opportunities for people to get involved. 

Applications are open to current Landcare Tasmania member groups for projects anywhere in the state. You don’t need to attend the Gathering to apply. 

Applications close at 11.59pm on Sunday 22 November 2026, with successful groups notified by 8 December. Projects must be implemented by 30 April 2027. 

You know your patch. We can help you make more happen there. 

Have an idea? Find out more and apply through Landcare Tasmania.