Council is installing 20 new bin baskets at public waste and recycling bin locations across the Snowy Monaro in March 2026 as part of the NSW Return and Earn scheme, aiming to keep refundable containers out of landfill and reduce local littering rates.
The bin baskets are attached to Council bins in busy areas, with the design making it safe and easy for community groups and residents to collect deposit scheme containers and claim the 10-cent refund at their nearest Return and Earn location.
Installation sites: Snowy Monaro bin basket program
- Adaminaby
Big Trout rest stop park
- Berridale
Berridale Lions Park
- Bombala
CBD (x2), riverside, and caravan park
- Bredbo
Bredbo Centennial Park rest stop
- Cooma
Frank Norris and Centennial Parks, Sharp St (x2), Nijong and Rotary Ovals
- Jindabyne
Banjo Paterson Park, Claypits, Gippsland St, and Town Centre (x2)
- Michelago
Michelago General Store
- Nimmitabel
Bombala St/Monaro Hwy
The bin baskets are provided by the NSW Return and Earn operator Exchange for Change, as part of its Return and Earn Bin Baskets for Councils program.
Since the state launch of Return and Earn in 2017, over 15 billion drink containers have been returned for recycling through one of the 660 return points across NSW in exchange for a share of the more than $1.5 billion in container refunds paid out so far.
Visit www.returnandearn.org.au
