{"id":5245,"date":"2020-02-25T03:39:38","date_gmt":"2020-02-25T03:39:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=5245"},"modified":"2020-02-25T03:39:38","modified_gmt":"2020-02-25T03:39:38","slug":"wildlife-feels-return-and-earn-benefit-after-bottles-for-the-bush-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2020\/02\/25\/wildlife-feels-return-and-earn-benefit-after-bottles-for-the-bush-success\/","title":{"rendered":"WILDLIFE FEELS RETURN AND EARN BENEFIT AFTER BOTTLES FOR THE BUSH SUCCESS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NSW Environment Minister Matt Kean has announced the Cans for Koalas recycling appeal as the new Return and Earn major donation partner, with the highly successful\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bottlesforthebush.org.au\/\">Bottles for the Bush<\/a>\u00a0appeal concluding.<br \/>\nFrom 24 February 2020 recyclers in NSW, QLD and NT will have the option to donate their 10c container refund by simply selecting Cans for Koalas on all Return and Earn reverse vending machines.<br \/>\nMr Kean said the initiative from TOMRA would deliver crucial funding to WWF-Australia\u2019s Wildlife and Nature Recovery Fund which is providing ongoing care to wildlife in the wake of the devastating bushfires.<br \/>\n\u201cThis initiative provides vital funding to help wildlife recover from the fires, including helping to restore habitats and support the recovery of our beloved koalas and other iconic species such as kangaroos, wallabies, kookaburras and honeyeaters.<br \/>\n\u201cBottles for the Bush has been a tremendous achievement and really demonstrated how the spirit of generosity can support our environment, with over $1 million raised for our official Return and Earn donation partners in just over two years.\u201d<br \/>\nRyan Buzzell, President of TOMRA Collection Solutions Australia is thrilled to be partnering with WWF Australia on this crucial initiative to support Australian wildlife.<br \/>\n\u201cWe\u2019re hoping the Cans for Koalas drive will prove just as successful as our Bottles for the Bush initiative, demonstrating the giving nature of Australians.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cIt\u2019s an excellent opportunity for our generous recyclers to continue to donate their 10 cent refunds to help another important cause,\u201d Mr Kean said.<br \/>\nThe campaign will run until Sunday 23 August 2020. To find your nearest return point go to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/cansforkoalas.org.au\/\">cansforkoalas.org.au<\/a>\u00a0or visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/returnandearn.com.au\/\">returnandearn.com.au<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NSW Environment Minister Matt Kean has announced the Cans for Koalas recycling appeal as the new Return and Earn major donation partner, with the highly successful\u00a0Bottles for the Bush\u00a0appeal concluding. From 24 February 2020 recyclers in NSW, QLD and NT will have the option to donate their 10c container refund by simply selecting Cans for &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2020\/02\/25\/wildlife-feels-return-and-earn-benefit-after-bottles-for-the-bush-success\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;WILDLIFE FEELS RETURN AND EARN BENEFIT AFTER BOTTLES FOR THE BUSH SUCCESS&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5245","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nswnews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5245","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5245"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5245\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5245"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5245"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5245"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}