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Up to €245m in refund vouchers have been issued but the system still seems geared more to supermarkets than to consumers
Deposit return scheme
This is a tag for articles about the deposit return scheme for plastic bottles and cans introduced in the Republic of Ireland in 2024
‘I will lose 30% of the beers in my fridge, the same with wine and spirits’: traders voice fears over alcohol health-warning labels
Small batch and artisan wines, beers and spirits may disappear from shelves as producers baulk at labelling every single bottle
A billion bottles and cans have been collected under deposit return scheme
Daily numbers have reached five million on several occasions
Shop fitting firm that worked for Press Up enters administration
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Deposit return scheme: more than 400m containers processed since February
Operator Re-turn has teamed up with events such as Electric Picnic to offer attendees the chance to donate to charity
Deposit Return Scheme: It quickly lit up Liveline, but six months in, how is it working out?
From technical difficulties to queues at machines, there have undoubtedly been bumps along the road
Why the deposit return scheme may end up increasing your bin charges
Industry may put up prices as consumers stop putting bottles and cans into green bins.
Deposit return scheme: More than 200m containers processed since February start
Re-turn said the upward trend ‘underscores the public’s robust dedication to recycling’
Bottle return scheme hits sales volumes at Ballygowan owner Britvic
Set up for the initiative cost UK-listed drinks group £1.2m
Bottle deposit scheme records three million-plus containers returned in single day
Re-Turn hails soaring numbers as sign of growing enthusiasm among public for working of system
Deposit return scheme: Re-Turn acknowledges issues and says 1% of machines have been replaced
Numbers of returned containers are set to reach 100 million later this month despite customer complaints about reliability of machines
The Irish Times view on the deposit return scheme: a bumpy start
Everyone will be able to monitor its success or failure by the number of cans or bottles littering the landscape
Deposit return scheme ‘teething issues’ will be resolved, chief promises
Some 50 million containers are expected to be returned to retailers this month
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Deposit return scheme: ‘I spent 90 minutes trying to return bottles. This scheme is vile’
Re-Turn scheme: A reader shares her negative experience of returning plastic bottles, and another wonders whether ‘the whole thing is pointless’
‘I’m thoroughly fed up’: The struggle to find a working deposit return scheme machine
Pricewatch: More than 16 million containers have been returned already but some consumers are having difficulty finding working machines to take their returns
Deposit return scheme operators Re-turn say first day teething problems were anticipated
‘Under no circumstances will consumers pay a deposit and not be entitled to reimbursement’, company says following complaints
‘Less litter, less waste’: new deposit return scheme starts for recycling plastic bottles, aluminium cans
Scheme aims to tackle large volumes of single-use drinking containers dumped every day
Deposit return scheme explainer: Who gets the money if I don’t collect?
From February 1st, a 15c deposit will be automatically added to bottles and cans between 150ml and 500ml and 25c for larger containers
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