Recycle / Re-Turn

[markyboy]

Bins being modified to stop drink container scavenging

Dublin City Council is modifying a number of bins in the city centre to try to prevent scavenging for plastic bottles and cans.

www.rte.ie

 

[markyboy]

635 million containers returned to Deposit Return Scheme

A total of 635 million plastic bottles and aluminum cans have been returned to the Deposit Return Scheme so far.

www.rte.ie

A fantastic demonstration of throwing a combination of numbers, values and percentages together.

 

[fed up]

Chance of limiting global warming to 1.5C is 'virtually zero' on current trends, UN warns

"Climate crunch time is here," one UN environment chief warned, as years of inaction threaten to catch up with countries across the world.

news.sky.com

 

[fed up]

 

[markyboy]

“We have to release some figures Eamonn. When will we do it?”

“Go for a bank holiday weekend when people are moaning about the hour going back. No-one will notice. And use the phrases “placed on the market” and cumulative”

45% of containers returned to deposit scheme up to August

Consumers returned fewer than one in every two drink containers placed on the market with the Re-turn logo between February and the end of August to the Deposit Return Scheme, according to new figures.

www.rte.ie

At least this RTE lad made an attempt.

That’s a lot of money “resting in an account”