Rebately makes it easy to encourage sustainable behaviour change.
Rebately enables residents to claim cash back for sustainable purchases through rebates provided by councils across Australia. We provide a platform for councils to offer rebates allowing residents to quickly and easily submit claims. Traditionally these programs are time consuming to manage and difficult to engage with, we remove these barriers for households to trial more sustainable behaviours.
Residents: enter your address on the home page to check if any rebates are available in your area. If you're looking for rebates for worm farms, composting or gardening gear visit the Compost Revolution.
Councils: Learn more about how we can help you run an impactful and efficient program.
Founded with support from the Sutherland Shire Council and the City of Parramatta – and evolved with Design Partner Randwick City Council – Rebately is the latest social venture from the people behind the Compost Revolution, and has been partially funded by the NSW Environment Protection Authority, Waste Less, Recycle More waste levy.
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Best practice in council sustainability rebates
Council sustainability rebates are a practical tool to accelerate household and community action—particularly where upfront cost, uncertainty, and low visibility slow uptake. This report synthesises evidence from council program data and a multi-council survey to identify what effective rebates have in common, where delivery breaks at scale, and how councils can design, run, and improve programs with confidence.
A practical guide to designing, delivering and evaluating council sustainability rebates, informed by a national council survey.
This report was commissioned by Rebately and independently researched and written by Tidal Circular to support Australian local governments in designing, delivering, and evaluating sustainability rebate programs that are effective, defensible, and aligned with council objectives. The work responds to a lack of consistent data across the sector on the current state of council sustainability rebates, including barriers and opportunities, and a need identified by councils for clearer guidance on what “good” looks like in practice, how to interpret performance beyond headline metrics, and how to design rebate programs that reflect behavioural, equity, and market realities — not just financial outcomes.