The new recycling system

At least you'll be fooled into feeling like you're helping the planet while you queue.

The machines threshold for an accurate scan is 95%.

I'll do my best to mind my trash, but wrapping it in bubble wrap may actually may be bad for the environment.

Either way it doesn't solve the problem highlight in that article.

Namely people will not walk miles to dispose of a bottle to claim a 0.15 cent shopping voucher.

This is the main driver behind this scheme.

Probably a good €100 of cans in there.........no problem getting them to the park. Should be fine to get them back to the RVM. If not, they'll be gone in a heart beat by a homeless person or child wanting to make a few bob.

Its not going to solve the entire problem of lazy boll***s and their rubbish (there's plenty more in there), but it might be a start. The bag for life or box can be used to bring them home again.

Probably a good €100 of cans in there

There isn't next to near 700 cans there.

by a homeless person or child 

So we are spending billions and dismantling our current recycling system that works to get free labour from Children and homeless people.

Super awesome.

I would certainly want my child rooting around rubbish, sure nothing bad could happen from that.

25c for 500ml cans Onslow. 4 of them makes a euro.

Our current recycling system works, based on the above? Looks like its working great........

It would only be free labour for the lazy louts who don't think its worth their while bring their cans which are 0.1% of the weight they were when they got them to the park back out of the park with them.

Yes you have to pay but works for me as I had to rent a car by the hour to go to bottle bank to recycle bottles every month or so.

So the bottle bin is far more convenient, although possible a little bit more expensive in my situation.

Unfortunately, you can't distinguish where the can goes once it leaves the shop! I agree its an anti litter scheme and punishes those who don't throw their rubbish around.

But anyway, I'm in the minority who welcomes this and can't wait to see the impact it has the day after the next sunny day. Maybe it'll be none, we will see.

I'll drop out now because I've work to do!

I agree in general with what you are saying there, burning does not equal recycling.

But, I can't understand how this is being construed as a money making scheme. I could be wrong but if its 15c/25c in and out, where is the money being made?

My understanding here is that the cans and bottles will be re-used again, rather than being crushed and sent to landfills or incinerators?

(@left_hander its 25c above 500ml so the bulk of cans would be 15c - I made that same error when I first looked).

I also believe this is more an anti-litter measure than an environmental measure. Its not intended to punish those putting their recyclable cans into the bin albeit they do lose out. Hard cases make bad law though as they say.

Its not just knackers who leave their cans and bottles lying around a park though. Every cohort of our society leaves their sh1te and blames the lack of bins. Maybe if they bringing their cans home with them then it will encourage them to bring the rest of their rubbish as well? I have not been to Australia but there are no bins in the national parks and the rule is you bring it in you bring it out. I believe they also have open barbecues which you can use and clean afterwards. Imagine that here? They'd be destroyed because people wouldn't clean them after themselves. I think we just need to change how we treat our parks and beaches and maybe this will be the starting point.

A friend of mine lives in Germany and said you'd often be having a can or bottle in the park and a homeless dude would come along and ask for it - is it any worse than them asking for spare change?

My father was telling me when he was a kid they had a deposit return scheme and they used to seek out bottles to get the deposit back off them.

There is no doubt this is 100% an anti-litter measure, but one which is overdue at the same time.

My understanding here is that the cans and bottles will be re-used again, rather than being crushed and sent to landfills or incinerators?

This is the second time this has been stated on the thread.

What has led you to understand or think that is what will happen?

It might prove more of a deterrent than you think but time will tell.

It'll be 30-40c before we know it I reckon.