Recycle / Re-Turn

[jimmym]

It must pose a health risk the number of these bin-dippers about now rummaging through bins in the search for recyclables. And they'll be subsequently touching doors and handles with their subsequently filth-encrusted hands that normal people will have to touch.

Thanks Eamon Ryan for another health risk you Green Party Bassa!

What about people who put their hands on the hand rail on an escalator? Surely that is also a health risk as well going by your logic,

 

[jimmym]

I did my first return and it wasn't as bad as I expected. Empty cans and plastic bottles weigh nothing so it was easy to bring to the shop. The machines worked well. Only a couple were rejected but that was cause the label fell off. I wound up with a nice bit of cash in my pocket. Ok, it's only getting my money back, but alcoholics can save up all their old cans, then bring them to the shop and they might have enough for another session

It is a good system, Those who have a political grudge will want to find faults,

 

[ElderBerries]

I did my first return and it wasn't as bad as I expected. Empty cans and plastic bottles weigh nothing so it was easy to bring to the shop. The machines worked well. Only a couple were rejected but that was cause the label fell off. I wound up with a nice bit of cash in my pocket. Ok, it's only getting my money back, but alcoholics can save up all their old cans, then bring them to the shop and they might have enough for another session

So, in spite of all your extra work, you're down 30 cents of your own money.

Now extrapolate that out, if every punter was down 30cents each time they visited these machines just how much of extra cash will end up in the pocket of that company? It'll be a hell of a lot more than a "nice bit"

Their accounts would indeed make for very interesting reading

 

[Stacky]

It is a good system, Those who have a political grudge will want to find faults,

You pay the charge at point of sale and get your money back next time you are at the shop.

Anyone who calls it a "Tax" is just a crank as there are very few taxes that you can get back 100% 10 minutes later.

It is going well anyway and Midleton is one of the top areas for re-cycling in the country apparently.

 

[ElderBerries]

What about people who put their hands on the hand rail on an escalator? Surely that is also a health risk as well going by your logic,

It depends jimmy - have they had their hands habitually inside of rubbish bins already?

 

[Stacky]

So, in spite of all your extra work, you're down 30 cents of your own money.

Now extrapolate that out, if every punter was down 30cents each time they visited these machines just how much of extra cash will end up in the pocket of that company? It'll be a hell of a lot more than a "nice bit"

Their accounts would indeed make for very interesting reading

You want the people that run and manage it and take away all the re-cycling etc and just do it for free?

 

[ElderBerries]

You pay the charge at point of sale and get your money back next time you are at the shop.

Anyone who calls it a "Tax" is just a crank as there are very few taxes that you can get back 100% 10 minutes later.

It is going well anyway and Midleton is one of the top areas for re-cycling.

As I think most who've used it here have already attested, there always seems to be some issue or other where you don't get 100% back, and most people don't recycle their cans withing 10 minutes either

 

[Crankycorner]

As I think most who've used it here have already attested, there always seems to be some issue or other where you don't get 100% back, and most people don't recycle their cans withing 10 minutes either

What issues? I’ve never gotten anything less than the amount I was due.

 

[Handy Run]

Only soundY could argue against a brilliant initiative like this just because it was from the greens

 

[ElderBerries]

You want the people that run and manage it and take away all the re-cycling etc and just do it for free?

Nope. I already pay people to run and manage a company and take away all my re-cycling etc.

Why was there a need for another company to do so, and to do it in a very privileged money-up-front monopoly position?