https://m.independent.ie/irish-news...n-deposit-return-scheme-cash/a1347687053.html
Irish Rail has erected warning signs telling people not to rummage in station bins for bottles and cans worth money under the Deposit Return Scheme for fear they will get pricked by syringes.
Dublin City Council (DCC), meanwhile, is looking at redesigning its street bins to discourage people from pulling out the contents to look for discarded drinks containers.
The moves come as bins in public places become a draw for people looking for bottles and cans that are worth 15c or 25c each when brought back to shops or returned through reverse vending machines.
Signs have begun appearing on railway platforms in Dublin to warn people not to put their hands in the bins for health and safety reasons. In addition to syringes, the signs warn that the bins may contain broken glass, dirty nappies and rotting food.
Station staff are also intervening where they see people going through bins to warn them they need to stop.
Irish Rail has erected warning signs telling people not to rummage in station bins for bottles and cans worth money under the Deposit Return Scheme for fear they will get pricked by syringes.
Dublin City Council (DCC), meanwhile, is looking at redesigning its street bins to discourage people from pulling out the contents to look for discarded drinks containers.
The moves come as bins in public places become a draw for people looking for bottles and cans that are worth 15c or 25c each when brought back to shops or returned through reverse vending machines.
Signs have begun appearing on railway platforms in Dublin to warn people not to put their hands in the bins for health and safety reasons. In addition to syringes, the signs warn that the bins may contain broken glass, dirty nappies and rotting food.
Station staff are also intervening where they see people going through bins to warn them they need to stop.
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