In 2023 the Change Maker awards celebrated the Western Australians who went above and beyond to save 10¢ containers from general waste.
2023 AWARD FINALISTS & WINNERS
School of the Year
Kalannie Primary School P&C
Koorda Primary School P&C
Three Springs Primary
Winner: Kensington Secondary School
Individual of the Year
Hannah Root
Peter Beazley
Peter Brown
Tyler Jansen
Winner: Viktor Strizek
Small Refund Point Operator of the Year
Motown Community Shed
Newdegate Container Exchange
Shire of York
Winner: Goomalling/Toodyay Containers for Change
Medium Refund Point Operator of the Year
East Kimberley Job Pathways
Greenskills
MR Refund
Winner: City of Fremantle
Large Refund Point Operator of the Year
Community Recycling WA
Return-it WA CDS
TOMRA Collection
Winner: Good Sammy Enterprises
Refund Point Employee of the Year
Jenny Hong - U Can Recycle
Matt Collis - Katanning Environmental
Nicholas Tuhakaraina - Good Sammy Enterprises
Winner: Lleyton Brown - Avonvalley Cash4Containers
Partnership of the Year
Nutrien Lake King
Peel Thunder
Work Power
Winner: Veterans Transition Centre
Community Participant of the Year
9 Lives Cat Rescue
Cat Haven
Joondalup Lakers Hockey Club
Kaarakin
Winner: WAAC (WA Aids Council)
Change Maker of the Year
Kensington Secondary School
Kensington Secondary School is an independent public school. They have created a large area in their school that is dedicated to Containers for Change, which is accessible for all students including those in wheelchairs or using walking frames. They have incorporated Containers for Change into their Work Ready Program which provides the teaching of important skills for fulfilling employment. Since 2020 their Containers for Change program has grown into a fast-paced growing business that the whole school gets behind. To date, the school has collected close to 90,000 containers!
THE 2023 CHANGE MAKER AWARDS
2023 AWARD SPONSORS
COCA-COLA EUROPACIFIC PARTNERS
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) is one of the world's leading consumer goods companies. As one of the largest bottlers and distributors of non-alcoholic and alcoholic ready-to-drink beverages in Australia, CCEP has a portfolio that offers a beverage for every occasion.
CCEP puts sustainability at the heart of its business while creating value for its customers. The company is taking action in areas where it can have significant impact, and which its stakeholders want it to prioritise, including sustainable packaging, consumer wellbeing, energy and climate, and water stewardship.
CLEANAWAY
Cleanaway is Australia’s leading total waste management solutions provider and one of Australia’s largest collectors of PET, HDPE, and PP plastics through our involvement with Container Deposit Schemes.
With a 7,500 strong team, 6,100 vehicles across approximately 330 sites, and involvement in Circular Plastics Australia’s (PET) joint venture partnership between Pact Group, Cleanaway Waste Management Ltd, Asahi Beverages, and Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP), we’re well placed to lead the development of a circular economy in Australia, together.
CONTAINER DEPOSIT SYSTEMS
Innovating for a seamless customer experience, productivity, and efficiency.
LION
Lion’s core purpose is to champion sociability and help people to live well, whether it’s a beachside barbie, fun times with family, or a beer at the pub, Lion’s brands are right at the centre of life’s sociable moments.
MASTEC
For more than 20 years MASTEC® MGBs (Mobile Waste & Recycling Bins) have become synonymous with quality, longevity, robust design and construction.
MASTEC is Australia’s only dedicated MGB manufacturer specialising in the design, development, manufacture, assembly, and distribution of MGB’s and Kitchen Organic (KO) bins and is the proud preferred supplier to WARRRL and Containers for Change throughout Western Australia.
REMONDIS
REMONDIS is one of the world’s largest recycling, service, and water companies.
Operating locally since 1982, REMONDIS Australia rises to the challenge of complex waste logistics and ambitious resource recovery goals and has the scale and expertise — both local and global — to make a difference.
VEOLIA
Veolia's purpose — championing ecological transformation.
Never have environmental concerns been so instantly visible, or their consequences for our societies, so real to people.
In becoming the benchmark company for ecological transformation, Veolia is committing to accelerating and expanding the deployment of existing solutions, while simultaneously creating the solutions of tomorrow.
WAGLASS
WAglass was created in 2019 to process glass returned through Containers for Change in Western Australia.
Based in Bassendean, their site accepts glass from WA refund points, and beneficiates it for direct feed to Orora's furnaces in South Australia.
Since Containers for Change began in WA, they have sent over 75,000 tonnes of beneficiated glass back into the furnace to be remade into bottles.
WEST TIP
Environmentally friendly waste services.
West Tip is a leading provider of waste removal and recycling services throughout Perth and its surrounding areas. They focus on delivering efficient and environmentally-friendly services at all times, giving their clients a greener option when it comes to waste handling.
Through their services, West Tip increases awareness among their customers about recycling and responsible waste management, while staying up-to-date with industry developments.
