Animal-loving retiree Selwyn 'Nuts' Nutley has recycled more than a million cans and bottles in his small Queensland town, raising more than $100,000 for a pet rescue service that would have gone under without him.
The 82-year-old from Emerald, in Queensland's central highlands, has alone raised more than $100,000 by collecting and cashing in recyclable cans and bottles.Selwyn "Nuts" Nutley is affectionately known as the "patron of pets" in his small rural town.
The 82-year-old retiree from Emerald, in Queensland's central highlands, has single-handedly raised more than $100,000."I drive around in my ute, which has got a tailgate lifter on it, and I collect from pubs, clubs and houses all around Emerald.The octogenarian recycles up to 6,000 containers a week, thanks to a retrofitted ute that allows him to easily lift and transport 12 full wheelie bins.
He fundraises through Queensland's Containers for Change scheme, which refunds 10 cents for each eligible drink container.Susan Consedine, treasurer of CQ Pet Rescue, met Mr Nutley 10 years ago when he offered to help after adopting his first dog.He began by attending markets, washing dogs and even driving animals more than 800 kilometres to Brisbane, where there is a greater pool of rescue groups and foster carers.
"The only fundraising scheme that we had was Selwyn and the recycling program … he basically kept us going for two years," she says.
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