Recycle / Re-Turn

[TheRebelRoar]

Lol
https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/16-million-vouchers-dispensed-recycling-33816812

'16 million vouchers dispensed by recycling machines are not recyclable, Re-turn admits EXCLUSIVE: The Deposit Return Scheme, which has the stated aim of reducing waste and increasing recycling, is printing around 150,000 vouchers a day on non-recyclable paper'

 

[markyboy]

Photo in the article

 

[ElderBerries]

"Re-turn has numbers of bottles ending up binned - but isn't telling minister​

EXCLUSIVE: The company behind the Deposit Return Scheme has been getting key figures from retailers since May, but is refusing to publish them because they 'wouldn't be an accurate measure of our performance'

A Re-turn reverse vending machine

The company behind the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) is now collecting data that allows it to estimate the number of containers ending up in the bin instead of reverse vending machines – but it’s refusing to make the information public.
Even the minister responsible for the scheme is being kept in the dark about the new data from retailers and producers, which provides an insight into the amount of uncollected deposits being retained by the private firm for the first time.
Re-turn is now receiving information on the number of bottles and cans entering circulation each month, allowing it to compare this to the number being returned through reverse vending machines."

 

[king of the BONGO]

i wonder could we put a half dozen airtags into some of these bottles and take these motherfuckers to chinatown when we show they are just incinerating.

 

[slick fingers]

i wonder could we put a half dozen airtags into some of these bottles and take these motherfuckers to chinatown when we show they are just incinerating.

Trifol and Shell sign plastic waste deal

Tipperary-based Trifol Resources has entered into an agreement with Shell Chemicals Europe to supply pyrolysis oil derived from waste plastic.

www.rte.ie

First of its kind in the world.

 

[Handy Run]

https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2024/10/14/deposit-return-scheme-leads-to-massive-reduction-in-plastic-bottles-and-drinks-containers-found-on-shores-by-coastwatch/

 

[Ogre Moran]

Greyhound raising their bin charges by 3 euro per month as their recycling revenue has fallen due to the daft deposit return scheme. Households had an incentive to recycle prior to the scheme's introduction. Now they are being with higher domestic refuse charges, having to pay a per-item upfront charge, and having to traipse down to their local supermarket to get their money back.

Greyhound bins imposing price increase of €2.99 a month

Waste collection company has around 150,000 domestic customers in the Dublin area

www.irishtimes.com

 

[TheOutdoorThreadmill]

Greyhound raising their bin charges by 3 euro per month as their recycling revenue has fallen due to the daft deposit return scheme. Households had an incentive to recycle prior to the scheme's introduction. Now they are being with higher domestic refuse charges, having to pay a per-item upfront charge, and having to traipse down to their local supermarket to get their money back.

Greyhound bins imposing price increase of €2.99 a month

Waste collection company has around 150,000 domestic customers in the Dublin area

www.irishtimes.com

You didn't think private collection companies weren't going to stick up the prices with a ready made excuse. How naive can you be

 

[Ogre Moran]

You didn't think private collection companies weren't going to stick up the prices with a ready made excuse. How naive can you be

Nothing naive about it - simple economics really. You must be a sad individual, spending your life on this forum.

 

[TheOutdoorThreadmill]

Nothing naive about it - simple economics really. You must be a sad individual, spending your life on this forum.

Rinse and repeat, with zero effect.