The ACT Container Deposit Scheme (CDS) is celebrating a high-tech 8th birthday, with newly upgraded cash-back depots making recycling even faster. Since launching on 30 June 2018, the ACT community has recycled almost 480 million eligible drink containers through local return points. That means nearly $48 million in container refunds back into people’s pockets. The scheme’s 8th birthday coincides with the roll out of new AI-based technology at all depots, to make container counting even faster.