…our policy makers take on the circular economy greatly differs kate raworths version of the circular economy!
Which is one item in the post I reacted to.
Your 15c tax back on the items you are returning.
I doubt anyone is making a "special journey" or "special trip" for 15 cents.
I wonder what makes them special.
I on occasion do make extra journeys to the bottle bank and rvm. Like @elperello I have always brought my cans to the can bank at the local bottle bank.
I store all our class and cans in the same box and when that gets full I spin down to the local tesco (has a bottle bank) and empty it. DRS means that box fills quicker due to plastic bottles etc.
If that doesn't align itself with a shopping trip then so be it. Extra journey it is. The box still needs to be emptied before I can put anything else into it. Round trip 10-15 minutes depending on lights. Job done.
One other benefit of doing it this way is by not doing it as part of your typical shopping trip, you're not doing it at the same time as other people's shopping trips. Less queueing. Like Re-turn want.
Where did you get x times from? This is what the post said:
"but don't forget to drive your diesel car to collect your 15c tax back"
So it's ok to make a special trip to a bottle bank, even though you're not getting anything back.
But not ok to make a special trip to an RVM, even though you might be getting 15c times X back. Assuming it's actually working that day.
Completely illogical.
I never made a special journey to a return machine. Always as part of a shopping trip. So no extra fuel used. I know some people can't make any journeys, but it is a bit dim to do a special journey just to get 15 cents. I do have to make special trips to bottle banks, but that is OK.
I see messages like this from Wexford on the social medias.
https://mobile.x.com/fleadhcheoil/status/1820850110001025403
The Circular Economy Act has more stuff lined up to reach the EU targets. Those plastic cups could be outlawed in future.
https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2022/act/26/section/14/enacted/en/html#sec14
Prohibition on sale of certain single-use items
14. (1) Subject to subsection (3), the Minister may, with the consent of the Government, make regulations prohibiting the supply in the State of any or all of the following:
(a) single-use cups;
(b) single-use containers;
(c) single-use packaging;
(d) plastic bags;
(e) such class or classes of the single-use items referred to in paragraphs (a) to (d) as he or she may prescribe for the purposes of this section.
About 880,000 pints served at the Fleadh in Wexford last week apparently, the majority by far were served in plastic cups, and I'd say all went to landlfill as there was next to no seperation of bins, but don't forget to drive your diesel car to collect your 15c tax back
To reward visitors for their recycling efforts, our team offered Electric Picnic x Every Can Counts Ireland co-branded t-shirts and keyrings. These exclusive gifts were not just souvenirs; they were made from recycled aluminium, embodying the essence of aluminium’s infinite possibilities."
The t-shirts were made from recycled aluminium? They don't sound very comfy.
Last year they just wanted to limit the rubbish. So they had roaming ambassadors. This year with money to be made I could see that being repeated and increased.
https://everycancounts.eu/drink-can-recycling-takes-centre-stage-at-electric-picnic-festival-in-ireland/
"Our 14 recycling ambassadors tirelessly roamed the campsites and collected every drink can while engaging with festival attendees. They even initiated 1,000 recycling surveys with participants, giving them a chance to win tickets to next year’s Electric Picnic Festival. To reward visitors for their recycling efforts, our team offered Electric Picnic x Every Can Counts Ireland co-branded t-shirts and keyrings. These exclusive gifts were not just souvenirs; they were made from recycled aluminium, embodying the essence of aluminium’s infinite possibilities."
I wonder how many festival goers are going to read that wall of text.
Charities will benefit from the generosity of Electric Picnic attendees.
https://re-turn.ie/return-your-plastic-bottles-and-cans-for-charity-at-this-years-electric-picnic/
This is adapting an idea from Germany. In their cases they add a returnable garbabe deposit to the festival ticket price. People can get that back if they return their garbage before they leave. Some rogue accountant would describe it as a €10 increase in the ticket price.
"All prices that include camping are subject to a €10 garbage deposit." (from one of the websites).
Deeble Beebles found the cans on the street and deposited them in the waste bin and saving the environment.Senior counsel for that it would seem
No
Waste contractor cleaning up.
No losses gauranteed and bingo profits assured.Bonuses can't be far off for the quangiis,pension contributions etc
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Cool story, bro.
No need to remove it aluminium foundry sort it out with no problem. I always take plastic glove to use when feeding machine it sort out inconvenience of having sticky fingers as there is always something leaky in a bag.
I do not think that our new found class of green enterpreneurs who go around all waste bins in the town every night are much bothered with washing what they find. They may wipe bar code area at the most so there is no issue when they are collecting fruits of their hard work. All in all they are contributing to meet our targets plus nobody can expect them to spend valuable water.
I find cans are easy enough to fully empty if you hold at the base and shake them upside down to get the last dribble out. No need for washing out or kitchen roll. We did this before Re-Turn to avoid mess when taking large bagfuls to local bottle banks.
I never use my receipts as a vouchers. Few times some of them were scanned and till operator claimed it was used already. I collect them and when I have like 20 worth I go to checkout and hand them over to get back cash.
You are trying to be smart. Empty containers are waste and he put it in waste bin. End of story.
I usually rinse them, makes green bin less messy and if transporting to RVMs don't want dribbles… especially cans. With cans I might stuff a piece of used kitchen towel in as a temporary cap - removing before putting into RVM.
Please refer to my post again.
You will see that I said the opposite to that which you infer.
To be clear my position is that using an RVM is inconvenient.
Yes apparently some people clean containers.
Explain how it is more 'convenient' to sort plastic bottles and cans and bring them to an RVM machine rather than just putting them in the green bin outside my door? That statement is laughable, its more convenient, you are on a wind up.
Do people really clean containers before putting them in the recycle bin?
I see now what you mean.
Yes I put the stuff aside, it needs no cleaning.
Then I take it to the RVM and get my deposit back.
That's more inconvenient than putting them in the green bin.
A fact that I acknowledged months ago on this or one of the other threads when some posters were saying there was no inconvenience.
And no I don't deliver bins.
I was at a bottle bank today. Brought some of my own and some thrown away near my house by other people. The two Brown bins were both stuffed to the gills, and some people had helpfully left their bottles on the ground. I noticed an aerosol can and some paper poking out of the bins. I brought my two Brown ones home, no big deal. Whoever empties the bins could do a better job though, because I have often seen rubbish abandoned around them.
I think the bottle banks are also funded by the Polluters, so we are getting a good deal on the recycling front all round. Unless the poor Waste Companies start charging me extra because I am not giving them any cans. I never gave them cans. They also refused to take my glass bottles.
You clean your container, you sort it apart from your kerbside collection bins, and deliver it to a RVM!
Do you deliver your bins to the local landfill?
