Collecting 450,000 cans and bottles helped Damien save a house deposit
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A NSW man has gone to great lengths to cash in on recycling, returning almost half a million cans over seven years to save for his first home.

In short:

Damian Gordon has bought a house using savings earned from recycling bottles and cans.

Each eligible bottle or can recycled at a Return and Earn depository results in a 10-cent refund.

What’s next?

Mr Gordon says he will continue to return cans and bottles to help pay off his mortgage

  • can@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    6 days ago

    I think you misunderstand them.

    I’ve got a truck bed and more worth of cans out back.

    More than just the truckload, not more than OP.