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This is a tag for articles about the deposit return scheme for plastic bottles and cans introduced in the Republic of Ireland in 2024
The trouble with the Deposit Return Scheme: ‘They’re sitting on a pile of unclaimed deposits’
As Irish households get used to retaining empty receptacles, smaller producers raise concerns about the workload
Pollution and littering putting pressure on shorelines
Coastwatch survey shows some improvements in condition of coastal areas but also raises many concerns
Reactions to Re-turn: From ‘it adds car journeys’ to ‘an incentive for people to litter less’
One person’s frustrating waste of time is another person’s way to earn a few bob from cleaning up the neighbourhood
‘How do we make less money?’ Re-turn continues to break records with cash it actively doesn’t want
The Deposit Return Scheme has seen more than 1.8 billion containers, bottles and cans recycled since starting
Irish consumers missed out on €66.7m in uncashed bottle deposit returns last year
Figure arises from failure to cash in deposits for soft drink containers through Deposit Return Scheme
Dublin’s north inner city and Cork’s northside identified as the dirtiest places in Ireland
Naas keeps top billing as cleanest town while scavenging seagulls a ‘persistent problem’ - Ibal survey
Are you getting the best deal when returning your plastic drinks bottles and cans for a refund?
Up to €245m in refund vouchers have been issued but the system still seems geared more to supermarkets than to consumers
‘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
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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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