The Minchinbury Fruit Market Return and Earn Machine will permanently close on Saturday 5 August 2023 at 6pm. The landlord has terminated the contract to allow for additional parking at the site. The network operator, TOMRA Cleanaway has worked with the local council and businesses to identify an alternative location for the machine. We will contact the local community when the machine is available for use.

Anyone wanting to return their eligible drink containers can use the following nearby return points:

• Cleanaway Eastern Creek (Return and Earn machine) at 1A Raffles Glade, Eastern Creek, open 7am – 10pm daily.
• Minchinbury Newsagent (over the counter) at 1/38 Minchin Drive, Minchinbury, open 5:30am – 5:30pm Monday to Friday, 6:30am – midday Saturday and Sunday.
• Eastern Creek Quarter (Return and Earn machine) at 159 Rooty Hill Rd, Rooty Hill, open 8am – 7pm daily
• Westfield Mount Druitt (Return and Earn machine) at Carlisle Ave, Mount Druitt, open 7am – 10pm daily

Residents in the Blacktown Local Government Area are enthusiastic recyclers, having returned over 548 million containers since the scheme started in December 2017. Return and Earn is a hugely successful scheme with over 9.7 billion containers returned since the scheme launched, returning $970 million back to the community in container refunds. Please refer to the website www.returnandearn.org.au for up-to-date information regarding your nearest alternate return points.