The new recycling system

New barcode on bottles and cans can get authorization in machine only if no logo ,

Manual return needs a logo.

I doubt any of us yet have new stock as stores need to get rid of all stock first.

But these are machines that have been working in other countries for years without issues. What could go wrong here?

Went to Tesco today, two machines one out of action.

Selling off 24 trays of 7up free, pepsi max etc for 10 euros - clearly marked as not having the recycling deposit - so stocked up, still plenty left. By the time I am buying more at least I will know they can be returned.

I am on a pay as you use system with my waste company. I don't put the green (recycling) bin out at all. It's cheaper for me to bring my recycling (including stuff the bin wouldn't take - glass, aluminium foil, metal) to the local recycling centre - I can get rid of a lot more there and the entry fee (4 euro )is less than one green bin collection charge (about 7.50 euro at the mo).

I have no doubt the recycling centre entry fee will go up as the throughput of aluminium cans and plastic bottles goes down.

Why didn't someone invent a machine that would take any of these vans in any condition and have the intelligence to put the barcode in such a way that it would be read by the machine?

Accepting only intact cans is surely cutting out a whole lot of cana that are recyclable also.

They are surely crushed at some.point after they enter the machine.

There are simple solutions.to.moat things but obviously an agenda or lak of foresight restricts tackling these issues in a more straightforward way.

Anyhoo no concern of me.. I don't purchase cans in any form or minerals.

Did my shopping yesterday and looking closely for deposit notifications. SValu no notices, one large mineral bought-no deposit.

Aldi, beer bought amongst regular groceries, no notices-labels, no deposit charged. Machine sitting there very lonely and looked to be twice the size of the one in SValu.

I seem to be the exception where it did work. Nobody else has said it works in Tesco without a clubcard.

Didn’t cop it was the same person. Apologies 😅

Went to my local Tesco to give it a try, had a bag of random cans and bottles, all rejected. 3 of the 4 machines out of service also, wether they were broke or needed emptying I don’t know.

We're in an awkward phase where the system has begun but most shops are still full of stock that predates the system. In a few weeks it will have sorted itself out. I'd imagine it was the same initially in other countries.

yes there's a list going around somewhere, and a barcode tracker thingy where you can type in the number on the backcode into the tracker online to see if the RVM will accept these cans, so its easier and does'nt require you to bring a whole bag of cans/bottles to the machine to try each of them out.

I Don't believe we're allowed to leave any can's/bottles behind for the shop to sort out. They might have a bin for rejected recycleables, but in my opinion f that, if my stuff is rejected im keeping it for scrap metal or bringing it else where.