Aluminium cans and packaging be put in your yellow-lid recycling bin or taken to any Waste and Recycling Centre for free. No need to rinse.
Alternatively, with the NSW Container Deposit Scheme, Return and Earn, you can return eligible, empty beverage containers (including some aluminium cans) to return points and receive a 10-cent refund for each container.
Find your closest Return and Earn Reverse Vending Machine here
Aluminium is a valuable recyclable material with 100% recovered in the recycling process, and with an over 90% reduction in energy required, when compared to producing the primary product. Recycled Aluminium is sorted, baled and sold for re-processing.