Deposit return scheme improvement ideas?

Who refunds you the deposit?

the best improvement would be to scrap it.

focus on other things like forcing producers to use less plastic instead of punishing the majority of people who already recycle their bottles/cans.

how about this food companies can only use the minimum/ or certain percentage less of plastic for their packaging? a huge amount of plastic on food products (especially confectionary) is solely to take up shelf space & make their product stand out.

Not perfect but if there was an effective spot checking system in place it would deter fraud, like in Tesco when you use the handheld scanners. People could rob from your bin though I guess.

I'd like to be able to use one of those bulk machines that was shown on the other thread.

You just pour in all your containers and the machine sorts them out.

Also I'd like it sited by the bottle banks so you could just drive up beside it.

My best idea is to post in the already established thread discussing all that. https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058316674/deposit-return-scheme-recycling#latest

Well I did think about printing off 2 lite barcodes and putting them on cans. Etc

Bigger bulk machines so bottles and cans can go in at once to be checked.

If there is a logo on item check instore ?

And a waste machine for bottles and cans before the scheme was thought of.

there’s a 4 month transition window. After that there will be no issue. My local Tesco put a bin beside the machine for items with no deposit. It’s not really a non issue

a phone app that can pay the money I to your bank account so you don't have to go into the shop.

Very simple. Integrate it into the well established recycling bin collection scheme, that is paid for by us.

Scrap the scheme and have can and plastic bottle recycling bins just like those for glass.

This was discussed a few times on the AH thread but no obvious solution was found.

The main reason taking returns was ruled out by Tesco and others was hygiene.

Returns may have been stored in a shed or utility room in less than clean conditions.

It would be unacceptable to place them in the delivery van with people's grocery orders.

The elderly infirm and disabled have a particular problem.

I did suggest that a limited number of returns might be accommodated in the cab. They could be sealed in a bag and tagged with the name and account number of the customer.

Of course this would mean extra work for the driver and someone would have to process the returns and credit accounts back at the store.

All of this would add to costs for the retailer which would have to be recouped in some way.

Personally I wouldn't worry too much about customers who drive. Most of them will find themselves passing an RVM location at some time during a normal week.