And I remember pro-Return posters in the early days of the scheme being very dismissive of the notion that people would have to queue for any appreciable amount of time, or the machines being out of order for any appreciable notion of time. It was obvious bunkum, obvious this sort of thing was going to happen.
I only use it on Sunday as getting in there first thing in the morning when no que is there.
On a mention of voucher is they take it when scanned at the till so it can only be used once or were they trying to scan it twice on same till ?
I return my cans, but I hate it.
Can this thread be closed down and a V2 version of it started, the site simply can't handle the numbers of posts in the thread.
I use the one in Tesco.
Occasionally it has an issue with a can / bottle but putting it back in resolved the issue. I also double check that the can / bottle has the logo, a couple of times a can/ bottle was rejected and it didn’t have the logo.
I return these when doing my weekly shop, so don’t buy anything additional to use them so store not making any more money out of me that they would have. they just come off my bill.
Thread freezing… I post on another few threads and all posts are showing up on time and available to read. It seems it is only this thread experiencing problems. Mods?
Interesting aspect on the Border retailers!
https://www.msn.com/en-ie/money/other/re-turn-scheme-creating-chaos-for-border-county-shop-owners-as-cans-and-bottles-cheaper-in-north/ar-BB1npfJu?ocid=mailsignout&pc=U591&cvid=eb36ab97019d403ea2df11747581006e&ei=16
Not quite.
We have had numerous claims about bin charges going up because of DRS.
Despite repeated requests nobody has produced a bill itemising the amount of increase due to DRS.
So we don't actually know.
Would anyone be able to put a figure on providing a separate brand new bin to every house in the country ?
Plus we need an estimate for converting all the bin trucks.
If we can get all that information together then we might be able to decide what is a no brainer.
And don't forget that only covers cans/bottles that are used in private homes
"Re-Turn. But not now. Or now. Or now. Or now. OK, NOW!"
Where? And Who?
The other threads were shut down and a V2 created by mods. This one seems to be ignored even though it was flagged on the helpdesk thread as being impacted multiple times.
They were presented with several articles from Holland who are 3 years into this scam stating the exact same problems we are having now.
It was dismissed as moaning.
How long we before we see Tetra Pal Coca Cola, Fanta, Pepsi etc
Does Capri Sun escape the deposit ?
Hopefully soon. I've stopped buying plastic bottles of orange juice and switched to tetra pak instead. Tastes the same.
If government were serious about recycling they would ban the sale of milk in plastic cartons immediately. There's no reason for milk to be in plastic containers, when tetra pak is widely available.
What do you think Tetra Paks are made from?
An average Tetra Pak® carton is made of about 70% paperboard, 25% plastic and 5% aluminium
Seems better than 100% plastic to me
Went to a takeaway today. Bought 2 meals that came with a can of coke and 7up.
Cans were from Poland, not Ireland.
It's covered here how manual returns work, sorry it's in pdf.
If you think about it nobody wants charity people descending on an RVM with hundreds of containers.
It wouldn't suit the retailer, the customers or the volunteers themselves.
Charity collections are only being piloted at Bloom this weekend.
Give them a chance.
https://re-turn.ie/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Retailer-Journey-Guide.pdf
Were you charged a deposit ?
Every business in Ireland that signed up to manual returns, as to avoid buying a machine, don't take manual returns. It was pure avoidance , to sign up, and get out of having to get a machine in. Mr Price has it on there website, every store will take manual returns, none of them do. I tried, they hadn't a clue what I was on about.
Like I said, give them a chance.
It's only a pilot this weekend.
The volunteers from your local club aren't going to go to Mr Price where they don't take anything.
They won't be welcome with hundreds of cans at the supermarket.
Most likely some sort of bag them and collected solution will emerge.
Or I could be wrong and some other way will be found.
It's not shown on the prices online and it has been the same price for weeks so I assume no.
They're probably the one thing that are more difficult and energy intensive to recycle than plastic bottles, and you end up with a worse end product. Very few recycling facilities have the equipment to recycle them. Most of them end up in landfill globally.
No it isn't.
So again where would a charity go and who would process their manual returns?
some sort of bag them and collected solution will emerge.
Like curbside collection of recyclables? What an innovative idea 😆 This thread is getting surreal at times.
some other way will be found.
It should happen. However we've just finished the transition period and CEO Foleyo isnt for turning on anything in his media outings. In fact he's doubling down, telling us not to ruin the Re-Turn buzz and only use RVMs during the week like good little boys and girls.
Yes it is.
Open the pdf and scroll down to collections.
No not exactly curbside I'd expect a collection point like for example a local GAA club.
But as I said it's not clear yet, early days.
No it doesn't.
It outlines manual returns for retailers.
Charities are not retailers.
You made it up. Admit it.
I spotted a lad on the platforms in Connolly going through the bins. Had a massive black bags of cans. Definitely cans and bottles that otherwise would be going to landfill. Trains also had loads of discarded bottles and cans, with so many people travelling for gigs around the city, and general bank holiday stuff.
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