Tamworth Return and Earn

31/03/2026

Tamworth Return and Earn will be closed Good Friday, Easter Saturday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday.

We will be open as usual on Tuesday, 7 April 2026 for you to return all your holiday cans and bottles.

Have a lovely Easter and we will see you soon.🐰🐣🍫

16/12/2025

Planning to visit us over the holiday period? Good news, we will be open most days!

Head down to Tamworth Return and Earn Depot to quickly and easily return all your festive containers ♻️🎄💚

12/11/2025

27/06/2025

Got bottles and cans piling up? Drop them off at the Tamworth bulk Return and Earn depot for an instant 10c refund per container!

🚗 Just drive in, unload, and our team does the rest, there's no need to pre-sort.
⚡ Our high-speed machines count hundreds of containers per minute.
💳 Refunds are paid via EFTPOS and show up in your bank account in minutes (don’t forget your bank card!).
📍 Visit us at 4 Macintosh Street, Taminda
🕒 Open 6 days a week

Turn your recycling into real money, it’s quick, clean and easy!

05/02/2025

Our drive-in Return and Earn depots are fully automated, offering a quick and easy way to claim all your 10c refunds.

Plus by simply choosing to use our depots you are helping to support Vinnies good work in the community.

Just drive in unload and our staff do the rest, no need to pre-sort. Refunds are paid via EFTPOS and show in your bank in minutes (so dont forget your bank card)

15/12/2024

Looking for a new volunteer challenge for 2025?

Vinnies needs volunteers to help in our Tamworth Return and Earn depot, could this be you?

By volunteering, you’ll be joining a friendly team, learn new skills, work in a positive environment dealing direct with the public, and be helping to make a difference to those in the community who need it most.

We have a range of roles within our depots, including customer services, forklift drivers, pick-up and delivery drivers, store person and general duties.

If you would like to learn more either pop into the depot or go to

https://www.vinnies.org.au/nsw/get-involved/vinnies-and-the-return-and-earn-scheme

14/11/2024

Our local depots are proud to be part of such a great scheme, which continues to grow from strength to strength.

Our 10 drive-in automated depots currently process about 3 million containers and payout around $300,000 to the public every week.

19/09/2023

🌟 1 billion containers returned
🌟 1 billion refunded to communities
🌟 47 million raised for charities
🌟 + more!

Thank you NSW for helping save our planet and people ❤️

15/06/2023

With over 43 pubs and clubs, as well as events and the local community contributing to our recycling efforts, our town of Tamworth is becoming better every day. ♻️

Returning your containers helps fund Vinnies services in the area as well as reduce the impact of consumption on our environment.

15/06/2023

Our facility can process up to 100,000 containers a day! See below why our depot benefits not only the environment but the local Tamworth community 💚