Deposit return scheme

Set up for the initiative cost UK-listed drinks group £1.2m

Re-Turn hails soaring numbers as sign of growing enthusiasm among public for working of system

Numbers of returned containers are set to reach 100 million later this month despite customer complaints about reliability of machines

Everyone will be able to monitor its success or failure by the number of cans or bottles littering the landscape

Some 50 million containers are expected to be returned to retailers this month

We want to hear your thoughts on the scheme, whether positive or negative

Re-Turn scheme: A reader shares her negative experience of returning plastic bottles, and another wonders whether ‘the whole thing is pointless’

Pricewatch: More than 16 million containers have been returned already but some consumers are having difficulty finding working machines to take their returns

‘Under no circumstances will consumers pay a deposit and not be entitled to reimbursement’, company says following complaints

Scheme aims to tackle large volumes of single-use drinking containers dumped every day

From February 1st, a 15c deposit will be automatically added to bottles and cans between 150ml and 500ml and 25c for larger containers

Scheme, which goes live in February, will refund deposits on some drinks cans and plastic bottles