Meet the trailblazers
Be inspired by the people using Containers for Change to to recycle, fundraise, bring communities together, and change lives.
BEACONSFIELD PRIMARY TURNS CONTAINERS IN PLAYGROUNDS
A new nature play area, native plantings and 30,000 10¢ containers saved from landfill – these are just some of the things Beaconsfield Primary School has created since they started fundraising through Containers for Change just twenty months ago.
HUDSON HAS SAVED OVER 10,000 CONTAINERS FROM THE FILL
Over 1.5 billion containers have been recycled through Containers for Change in the past 21 months, putting $150 million back into the pockets of Western Australians - including 10-year-old Hudson from Baldivis.
EDNA IS USING 10¢ CONTAINERS TO CHANGE LIVES
Like many Western Australians, Edna Walter uses Containers for Change to fundraise for a school. The difference? For this Heathridge container saver, the school she is supporting with her recycling efforts is on an entirely different continent!
JOONDALUP LAKERS HOCKEY CLUB IS MAKING HOCKEY ACCESSIBLE FOR ALL
Joondalup Lakers Hockey Club is on a mission to make hockey accessible for all, and they’re achieving that goal with fundraising made possible through Containers for Change.
LUCA FROM BELMONT HAS A PASSION FOR COLLECTING
Luca is a seven-year-old with a passion for collecting 10¢ containers and saving them from landfill. Since his family jumped on board with Containers for Change, Luca has returned thousands of containers and is amazed at how easy it has become to get pocket money.
PEEL SCHOOLS HAVE SAVED OVER 250,000 CONTAINERS FROM LANDFILL
Since October 2020, 28 schools across the Rockingham and Peel region have saved more than 250,000 10¢ containers from landfill.
YOUR 10¢ CONTAINERS CAN MAKE VIK'S DREAM A REALITY
For Vik, aka Perth’s Recycle Man, the potential of 10¢ containers has brought him closer than ever to his goal of independent living. Vik lives with Down Syndrome, and he collects 10¢ containers from homes and businesses throughout the western suburbs to fund that independence.
ZIBEON FROM HIGHGATE
Highgate local Zibeon Schildkraut is one of the Western Australians who have kept 1.5 billion 10¢ containers out of landfill through Containers for Change, making sure they are recycled and get to live another life.
QUENTIN & LANCE ARE UNLEASHING THE POTENTIAL IN THEIR CONTAINERS
Every 10¢ container is full of potential. First, there’s the potential to be saved from landfill. But there’s also the potential to be donated to one of the 4,500 West Aussie schools, community groups and charities raising funds through Containers for Change.