The Vinnies Return and Earn Program is an opportunity for CEDoW schools to continue to proactively and strategically engage with the challenges from Pope Francis’s environmental encyclical Laudato Si’ – On Care For Our Common Home.

Participation in the program enables our school communities to respond to the “cry of the earth and the cry of the poor” – an initiative that is both good for our planet and also good for people in our community who need our help.

Through the St Vincent de Paul program, CEDoW schools are able to engage in the NSW Government’s Return and Earn Container Deposit Scheme in a significant way, giving the opportunity for Vinnies to generate new income streams whilst providing education for our schools in recycling and waste management, and an alternative to traditional in-school fundraising. 

This Return and Earn Program program enables our school communities to expand their commitment to environmental sustainability by collecting and recycling eligible containers and depositing them at Vinnie's collection points.

This in turn assists in Vinnies' delivery of social justice programmes, with all funds raised going directly to helping Vinnies run their local accommodation and support services, such as counselling and case management for vulnerable and disadvantaged people.

Read more about our Vinnies Return and Earn Program partnership and by watching the video below.

CONTACT FOR Cedow's vinnies return & Earn partnership

BETH RIOLO 
Professional Officer - Environment, Advocacy, Outreach
Directorate Services
E: beth.riolo@dow.catholic.edu.au
P: (02) 4253 0988
 

For more information on how the Vinnies Return & Earn Partnership operates at your school, contact your school's WEN Contact.