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Fremantle Markets signs on for Containers for Change

The Fremantle Markets are one of a host of local businesses, schools, sporting clubs and community groups to sign up with the City of Fremantle as collection points as part of Containers for Change, WA’s new container deposit scheme.The City of Fremantle is one of 74 organisations chosen to operate a refund point as part of Western Australia’s new Containers for Change scheme, which will kick off on 1 October.The scheme will allow people to claim a 10-cent refund for every eligible beverage container they hand in to the City’s refund point at the Fremantle Recycling Centre on Montreal Street and at the bag drop point located at the City’s Administration Building on Parry Street.Businesses, schools, sporting clubs and community groups can also set up their own collection point where the City will provide collection bins, pick up the containers and take them to the refund point for counting and sorting.Fremantle Markets Chief Executive Officer Natasha Atkinson said the funds raised through the Containers for Change collection point at the markets will be donated to charity.“We’ve asked our traders to nominate charities they’re associated with and the money raised through the collection points at the markets will be donated to a different charity each month,” Ms Atkinson said.“Once word gets out, we hope to have a string of charities approach us to put their name down on the roster to receive the funds.”Other Fremantle establishments to sign up as Containers for Change collection points include the National Hotel, Fremantle Sailing Club, Hilton Park Junior Cricket Club and Fremantle Primary School.To sign-up as a Containers for Change collection point simply complete the registration form and the City’s Waste team will assess the application and arrange delivery of the new bins and collection frequency.The refunds will be paid on all eligible beverage containers.

City of Fremantle 11 Sep 2020