Bunbury’s Containers for Change wins State safety award

Bunbury’s efforts towards Containers for Change were rewarded on Friday night at the inaugural Change Maker Awards.

The event, held at Crown Perth, celebrated the first 12 months of the Containers for Change program and marked a milestone 765 million recyclable 10¢ containers being saved from landfill.

More than 500 refund point operators, community groups and schools who have taken part were recognised and congratulated, with Bunbury taking out the top prize in one of seven categories.

The City of Bunbury’s Refund Point won the award for safety, sponsored by MASTEC.

Award organisers said safety in the workplace and throughout the refund point network was a core priority of the program and all finalists demonstrated exceptional safety initiatives, using best practice health and safety processes or techniques to deliver a safe environment for their employees, customers and stakeholders.

Bunbury’s Newton Moore Senior High School was a finalist in the School of the Year category, but that gong went to Borden Primary School.