Environment

‘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

A ticket/ voucher dispensed from a reverse-vending machine after the deposit of recyclable cans and plastic bottles at the official unveiling of Ireland’s Deposit Return Scheme run by Re-Turn. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times
A ticket/ voucher dispensed from a reverse-vending machine after the deposit of recyclable cans and plastic bottles at the official unveiling of Ireland’s Deposit Return Scheme run by Re-Turn. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times
Kevin O'Sullivan
Thu Feb 01 2024 - 14:06

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