Dandenong Recycle Return

Dandenong Recycle Return will use discarded plastic bottle tops to make very functional utensils, tools and outdoor furniture that will be made available to local schools, aged care facilities and people with disabilities. The project will begin in Dandenong but eventually spread to all the Southern Metropolitan Region. Collection bins for bottle tops will be provided to local schools, sporting clubs and council facilities to gather the tops. The bottle tops will be collected, processed, and made into usable material to make a range of products including easy grip bottle openers, planter boxes, disability aids, even mobile phone holders.

The project will provide a practical way for the local community to become involved in recycling. The product of the recycling will be useful for local schools, aged care facilities, community groups and people with disabilities – as the activity progresses the range of products will grow according to need and increasing expertise. The Project will encourage the local community to be involved in the whole process of recycling the bottle tops with a view to providing skills training, increasing social participation and a first hand appreciation of the value of recycling. Information sessions will also be held at schools.