https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2025/04/18/have-you-been-returning-your-plastic-drinks-bottles-and-cans-for-a-refund/
^^ Archive.ph
Any other stores have a similar savings card? Didn't even know that was an option.
I usually schedule my weekly trip, when I am returning them, to a time I going to the shop anyway, usually to buy smokes.
On occasion my local supervalu machines, have been full or jammed up, a quick pop into store and staff usually sort it out fairly quickly. On rare occasions I have returned home with the bag again.
They didn't mention that Tesco and Lidl will redeem vouchers in any store, not just the one you return at.
They did come down firmly in favour of a direct to bank account refund.
Been using the Dunnes Gift Voucher card like this for a while now. Anytime I return the bottles I bring the receipt up to a till or the customer service desk & add it to the card balance. Balance normally gets spent when it’s built up in the in-store homeware/clothing section 👍🏼
Gotten hit is a fraud error the last 2 times I've gone, machine eats bottle so can't even try it again it just eats it and I'm out the money.
The scheme for England and Northern Ireland is starting on 01 October 2027. They have the Regulations written up already. The Republic of Ireland is mentioned in Clauses 6 and 8. At a glance it will operate the same as our scheme.
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/67/made
I'll bet you 54,000,000 euro it wont operate the same as ours. It will be fairer to the customer which shouldn't be difficult.
Don't be so anti Irish. The UK people like what we are doing.
https://defraenvironment.blog.gov.uk/2025/01/31/introducing-the-deposit-return-scheme-for-drinks-containers/
So what is a deposit return scheme?
With successful examples in countries like Germany, Sweden and the Republic of Ireland, deposit return schemes are a common-sense way to encourage us all to recycle our drinks containers.
I'm anti gombeen.
I live on the border with NI so will see pretty quickly how both schemes compare.
Surely they will copy our system exactly, just like how we copied our system exactly from other countries??
Here we go again.
I never realised there was a difference but I use my cards automatically anyway so probably didn't notice.
https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41618995.html?utm_source=sfmc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=IE_EDIT_RET_Morning+News+Email_v0.2_202502&utm_term=Feed+Item&utm_id=30034&sfmc_id=13979940
You having a laugh. Copied exactly, ha
Another one with a logo but not in scheme - Funkin Nitro Cocktail 200ml. Go figure
Can this not be reported on the return website… ?
Yes, but what is the point, the scheme is 15 months going now
Yes it can.
The report form link shows when you click on "click here" in the second illustration provided by @zell12 above.
A photo of the rejected container can be uploaded.
I can't vouch for the response because I've never used the facility.
The container I had that was logoed but not registered was very rapidly registered and working after reporting to re-turn.
UK scheme is going to be operationally identical to here; but I suspect there'll be far more bulk return setups due to the way their waste collection works there - no private firms for domestic waste in general; load more, larger, better council bring sites. All funded by council tax that makes LPT look like a pittance.
Our system after the bedding in period works like basically everywhere else too.
The point is that someone has your money and you're entitled to get it back.
Bulk machines have not penetrated the market in Europe to any degree. 500 Tomra installed after 5 years. Shops will only install them if it is worth their while. Possibly the one in Newcastle Co Dublin was done for a bit of publicity.
https://www.tomra.com/en-ie/reverse-vending/media-center/news/2024/500-tomra-r1s-installed
There's nearly always a queue at the bulk return machine in Newcastle so, they are making a return on it, especially if people spend the return voucher on fuel rather than taking cash.
They are quite an innovative service station so maybe believe they can make it work as opposed to an expensive publicity stunt.
This government are an absolute bunch of joyless wankers.
They're really going to "crack down" on shops knocking a euro or two off of some booze?
This has probably been asked and answered.
The Return scheme is funded by all the unclaimed deposits. Something like 54million euro since it was introduced.
But where does the money go from the tonnes of sorted aluminium and plastic? That stuff is worth lots of money.
It is one of the declared sources of funding of Return.
Just spent 25 minutes walking from one shop to the next looking for a machine that was working.
Came home with all the bottles and cans.
This is an absolute waste of people's fu*king time.
I've genuinely reached the point that I would vote for anyone who promised to scrap this nonsense.
Are there any plans to allow the deposit refund to be paid directly back into your bank account via a tap your card/phone method? As opposed to printing you a receipt, going to the till in the shop and getting a cash only refund?
If it does get scrapped, lets hope the product price reduces accordingly.
How can you get around MUP using loyalty cards? Are there any examples I could “investigate” 🤣
The shop would need to ensure the discount doesnt drop the price below MUP.
I assume MUP does not include the deposit value.
Am looking forward to the full release of figures from the scheme in six weeks or so. The fact the the UK are calling our scheme a success would suggest that the figures are at least known to a few people and have been shared privatly. Unfortunate.
As with a number of posters here I have engaged with the scheme but its farcical how often you go to a machine and its broken, full or a small queue at it. The machines are obviously all different which is a PITA as well.
By far the "Best" machines I have seen are in ALDI and the staff are very responsive when there is an issue but then you have people coming in with multiple black sacks of cans obviously collected from a workplace or school which holds up the entire queue.
Never mind the time and significant extra emmissions cost that this scheme has brought relative to old ways.
Unfortunately very few of the promises made before the scheme started to "enhance" the scheme have been delivered on - just more PR spin and guff.
So yeah, looking forward to the numbers.
Seen this today in Tesco rathfarnham. Two people with a shopping trolley each of clear commercial bags of plastic bottles. Got in just in front of them. Still have to print off a receipt and walk around with cash that I’ll have to drive to the bank to deposit which is crazy.
Mmmm, I think there's two hopes for that.
Bob Hope and no hope.
