Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) Australia has installed a new Return and Earn reverse vending machine (RVM) at its Northmead production site in western Sydney.

According to the company, the installation advances CCEP’s national strategy to expand access and convenience to recycling without increasing the cost to consumers.

Northmead is CCEP’s second consumer accessible RVM located at a production site, following the successful launch at Moorabbin, Victoria, in November 2025. The Moorabbin RVM has already collected more than 144,000 beverage containers as of February 2026.  

“Access and convenience are essential to a successful circular economy, and installing public return points at our own sites is a practical example of that commitment in action,” says Orlando Rodriguez, Managing Director – Australia at CCEP.  

“It’s a logical extension of extended producer responsibility: supporting recycling rates without increasing the cost of each grocery shop.

“For more than 50 years, Coca-Cola has been proudly made in Northmead – and now, with this Return and Earn machine, our containers can be made here and returned here, supporting local recycling and ensuring consumers can claim back their deposits.”

Located at 128 Briens Road, Northmead, the Return and Earn machine is open daily from 8am to 5pm, offering western Sydney residents and CCEP employees an accessible authorised return point to recycle eligible containers and receive the 10¢ refund.

CCEP has plans to install more RVMs at key manufacturing sites to further enhance community access and support higher container recovery rates.

“Our Moorabbin site has shown strong community interest in additional return points, and that’s encouraged us to keep building on this momentum,” says Mr Rodriguez.

“Rolling out more RVMs across our major sites is the next step in strengthening community access and delivering on our long-term producer responsibility commitments.”