Brimbank residents can now hit two birds with one stone, with the local State Emergency Service (SES) unit receiving crucial donations every time people choose to recycle through the Container Deposit Scheme (CDS).
In the past nine months, as part of its partnership with CDS, Brimbank SES has benefitted from hundreds of dollars in donations.
Now, SES Brimbank unit deputy controller Bailey Lambert is hoping to get more people on board to secure additional funding.
“[We are] a not-for-profit, 100 per cent volunteer-run unit and CDS allows community members to donate to us through their recycled cans and bottles,” he said.
“That not only supports us, but also promotes sustainability in our community.”
According to Mr Lambert the donations are an important part of keeping operations running efficiently.
“As a volunteer organisation, we are always seeking funding for new and replacing vital equipment, and also for training facilities and upgrades,” he said.
“The donation funds raised will be allocated to the [local] unit to support the Brimbank municipality and surrounding council suburbs during natural disasters.”
Residents interested in donating to the unit as part of the CDS partnerships can do so by: downloading the CDS VIC West App, looking up VICSES Brimbank under ‘charities’ and pressing ‘set as payout’, then scan the app barcode at your local machine, insert your eligible bottles or cans, and finally press ‘transfer’ on your screen at the CDS container return.
Details: www.facebook.com/BrimbankSES/
