What if there was a way to also help feed those in need just by correctly disposing of your rubbish? A new initiative from OzHarvest Canberra and Return It sees every dollar raised through recycled containers go towards putting two meals on the table for locals in need, the Canberra Weekly reports.
Hitting their limits of what they could do here in Canberra, the local OzHarvest team requires more funding to be able to continue feeding people in the ACT region. The food donation organisation has increased its deliveries and food saved from landfill by 45 per cent in the last financial year, with plans to keep on growing.
“We have rescued a record amount of food in the last 12 months, more than 462,622 kg of free food has been donated to us and we’ve delivered that to 73 charities,” says Belinda Barnier, OzHarvest Canberra City manager.
In a bid to help the community and the environment, OzHarvest Canberra has teamed up with Return It to launch their winter appeal. Throughout the next three months, they have a goal to raise $2,000 and put another 4,000 meals on tables across the ACT.
The Winter Appeal will see the 10 cents from each eligible container put through the OzHarvest designated options at Return It go directly to the charity.
“You can go into any participating depot … There’s a terminal at the front where the bag drop is, select OzHarvest as the charity donation and you can just put your bags in the purple OzHarvest labelled bin,” says Steven Pollock, Return It area manager NSW and ACT.
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OzHarvest Canberra, Return It, and Waves Carwash have come together to help feed those in need throughout the ACT region. Photos: Kerrie Brewer.
