Turn your recycling into meals thanks to Foodbank’s partnership
with Return and Earn

Foodbank NSW & ACT has partnered with Return and Earn to raise $250,000 to help fund half a million meals for families in need this summer. The six-month recycling appeal was launched in November and is already proving to be a hit with community.   

Foodbank NSW & ACT is the state and territory’s largest and most trusted food relief organisation, providing much needed food assistance to individuals and families across NSW and the ACT. 

At Foodbank, we believe everyone should have access to the food they need, and we are here for everyday Australians who are going without. We currently provide more than 26 million meals each year for those in urgent need,”

– said John Robertson, Foodbank NSW & ACT’s CEO 

This year’s Foodbank Hunger Report reveals food insecurity in Australia has reached a critical point, with one in three NSW households facing hunger. This equates to one million households facing food-insecurity in NSW alone, with 75 per cent of households saying cost of living is the primary cause.  

Food insecurity doesn’t discriminate, it can affect any of us at any time, and its continuing to impact people that have never been impacted before. Our crucial mission is to make food available to those who need it most, but we can’t do it without the support of our communities and partners,”

– Mr. Robertson said. 

From now until 21 April 2025, every eligible bottle and can donated to the Foodbank NSW & ACT appeal at a Return and Earn machine or on the Return and Earn app at participating return points, will raise 10c toward the $250,000 goal to support Foodbank’s vital work. 

Thank you to Return and Earn and to the people of NSW for supporting the Foodbank appeal this summer and our mission to end hunger,”

– said Mr. Roberston.