Containers for Change (Queensland)
10c per container including glass wine and spirit bottles (since 2023); 12.6 billion returned. Refund points sort and auction material to recyclers.
Community groups
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Return and Earn (NSW)
10c per eligible drink container at 660+ return points; wine, spirits and cordial containers join from mid-2027.
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Plastic Free Places (Boomerang Alliance)
Free Australian programme helping cafes, events and councils drop single-use items; 1,831 businesses and 343 Plastic Free Champions by May 2026.
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Plastic Free Communities and Plastic Free Champions (SAS)
Lead your town through Surfers Against Sewage’s five-step plan, or earn the Plastic Free Champion award for your business; 830+ UK communities so far.
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Zero Waste Europe
Brussels network of zero-waste groups that works on EU packaging and plastics law; donate online (a Belgian non-profit association, or ASBL).
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GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives)
Global grassroots alliance against waste incineration and for zero waste and plastic reduction. Donate online; US 501(c)(3), Employer Identification Number 45-3543427.
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Beyond Plastics
US grassroots project at Bennington College that fights new plastics plants and pushes packaging-reduction laws. Donate via its 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsor.
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Surfers Against Sewage
UK marine conservation charity campaigning on plastic and sewage; runs Plastic Free Communities. Donate online; UK registered charity 1145877.
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Break Free From Plastic: join the movement (no donate page)
Global movement of 13,000+ groups and individuals; there is no public donation page, but you can join as a member and take part in…
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Letter template: asking the head teacher, principal or canteen for change
A one-page, fill-in-the-blanks letter with sourced facts, a menu of specific asks and an offer to help, plus a catering-company version.