Deposit return scheme (recycling)

Well that was stunning. Was just in Aldi and presented two vouchers because I keep forgetting i have them, and they hand one back and say they can't accept it because it was from a different Aldi story. Now I have to try and remember it the next time I am in the other store.

I have been dutifully recycling for more than two decades, but now I think I will stop. The non return recycling will be going in the landfill bag in the vain hope it can help with keeping the recycling stats low. I wash up the plastic, letting it dry, buy special large transparent bags and then I pay for the priveledge of disposing of it, with it likely then being sold as fuel for a cement kiln. This is going to make my life easier.

I'll possibly be voting against my own best interests but there is no way I am going to vote for any of the shower who have been making the decisions this last decade or so.

Only 166 pages of posts, how did I manage to miss that…?

Some people do have lives you know. Not like me and Elperello.

It will be children mostly. Unless the current generation are completely different than when there was a glass bottle deposit. The children used to scour the streets for bottles to get 2 old pence each as I remember. So that will explain why you will get only two in your pickup.

On the subject of children, Greta has no influence with the ones who litter. But her followers will do the right thing.

Interesting development.

In the correspondence to [Eamon]Ryan and [Ossian]Smyth, [Michael]Griffin[CE of IPRA] said the IPRA has “filed complaints with both the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) in Ireland and with DG Competition at a European level”.

In a written response to Griffin, Smyth said the scheme “was developed in an open, fair and transparent manner and the provisions in place ensure the legislative framework for the DRS, and the scheme design, are non-discriminatory against any operator or product being placed on the Irish market”.

He added the department noted the complaints made to the CCPC and to the European Commission and is “happy to engage with the competition authorities in relation to your complaints”.

Depends what IPRA do after complaining. The Commission may agree but tell them to take a case here then come back to them if they can prove EU legislation has not been adhered to.

True I suppose. I see them having food fights and leaving half full bottles of Coke behind them. When I was young a mineral as they were called was a precious luxury.

I remember Irish Water very well. I, and hundreds of thousands of others, marched against the farce that was Irish Water and FG's attempts to privatise the system.

I also remember that there were one or two posters in this thread who were also full on for that particular con job as well. 😉

And look at what is ahead of them in 2026. Still I don't think it will be much trouble to them. They often produce special runs and limited editions with bespoke labelling.

Health warning labels

To allow businesses sufficient time to prepare for the change, there is a three-year lead-in time. However, from May 2026, all alcohol products will be legally required to display the following:

• A warning informing the public of the danger of alcohol use
• A warning outlining the danger of alcohol use when pregnant
• A warning informing the public of the direct link between alcohol and fatal cancers
• The quantity in grams of alcohol contained in the container
• The calorie content in the container
• Details of an independent website providing public health information in relation to alcohol use.

Yes agreed. It's clearly an easier task to comply for Heineken than for AJ & Son micro brewers. It costs my small company comparatively more.

But crucially that has never been seen as a problem as long as the rules and regulations apply to all equally. My theoretical micro-brewery could have the same issue when I have to include an ingredient list in Croatian or Portuguese when I want to export there, or put Drinken Beeren Responsiblaten on German exports. So you may rail against the unfairness of it, but absolutely nothing to suggest it would be a winning case.

And if you are Heineken you will be sending big gifts to the Government thanking them for MUP. Price fixing at it's best!

I was caught out the other day getting a lunch "meal deal" of sandwich, crisps and a drink for €6.95 only to be charged €7.10 at the till.

Is this expected and/or common?

I would really hate if we are going to be like the US where the displayed price isn't what you actually pay due to various taxes.

Do you want to discuss DRS or just use this as a bulletin board for your opinions ?

OK as I thought you don't want to read what I think about DRS.

In the interest of harmony let's leave it at that.

I don't have an ignore list because I find it interferes with the narrative of a thread.

This will need to be sorted by 1st June as we are still in transition: raise it with the consumer watch dog

ask@ccpc.ie

https://www.ccpc.ie/consumers/consumers-home/contact/