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Craigieburn man donates container refunds to Gaza aid

A Craigieburn man has raised $1500 for Gaza aid by recycling 15,000 bottles through the Victorian Container Deposit Scheme. Mohammed Kalassina has been recycling his cans and bottles for a year and half, and never thought his refunds could support people in Gaza. “I never…

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