SWAN Hill residents can soon earn money by returning their used cans, bottles and cartons to community drop-off points as a new scheme gets set to kick in.

The container deposit scheme will launch on November 1, putting 10 cents per item into pockets.

Minister for Environment Ingrid Stitt announced that VicReturn would be the scheme co-ordinator and Visy, TOMRA Cleanaway and Return-It would be n...