{"id":647,"date":"2025-06-10T06:49:40","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T06:49:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.returnit.com.au\/vic\/?page_id=352"},"modified":"2026-03-24T08:34:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T22:34:19","slug":"our-community-impact","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.returnit.com.au\/qld\/our-community-impact\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Community Impact"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d355xnsq80xdyd.cloudfront.net\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/27144016\/Artboard-5.png\" alt=\"Artboard 5\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"250\" width=\"1450\" title=\"Artboard 5\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading='lazy' \/>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d355xnsq80xdyd.cloudfront.net\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/03151116\/NELLY_BAY_DROP_OFF-9-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"NELLY_BAY_DROP_OFF-9\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1708\" width=\"2560\" title=\"NELLY_BAY_DROP_OFF-9\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading='lazy' \/>\n\tOur community is the driving force behind everything we do. It&#8217;s made up of passionate individuals cleaning up streets and waterways, and inspiring organisations collecting containers to support meaningful causes &#8211; from providing school kits for children in need, to serving warm meals, to helping people build new skills.\nTheir generosity, stories, and spirit bring life to the scheme and remind us why it&#8217;s worth it. Every conversation, every shared smile, and every container returned fuels something bigger.\n<h3  data-animation-delay=\"0\" data-animation-duration=\"1\">\n\t\t\tContainers Recycled by Return-it in Queensland\t<\/h3>\n\t2,443,998,463\n\t<p>That&#8217;s equivalent to:<\/p>\n\t<p>Dollars Returned<\/p>\n\t$244,399,846\n\t\t<meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/d355xnsq80xdyd.cloudfront.net\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/10104012\/Chatting-With-The-Team-At-Bamboo-Projects.mp4\" \/><div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('video');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-647-1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/d355xnsq80xdyd.cloudfront.net\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/10104012\/Chatting-With-The-Team-At-Bamboo-Projects.mp4?_=1\" \/><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/d355xnsq80xdyd.cloudfront.net\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/10104012\/Chatting-With-The-Team-At-Bamboo-Projects.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/d355xnsq80xdyd.cloudfront.net\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/10104012\/Chatting-With-The-Team-At-Bamboo-Projects.mp4\">https:\/\/d355xnsq80xdyd.cloudfront.net\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/10104012\/Chatting-With-The-Team-At-Bamboo-Projects.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\t\n<h4>\n\t\t\tHere&#8217;s What Return-It Has Been Doing in the Community\t<\/h4>\n            <a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\" role=\"button\">\n                        Back to Top\n                    <\/a>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our community is the driving force behind everything we do. 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