Deposit return scheme (recycling) - Part 2

German system is wildly infuriating with the requirements to return some items to specific shops, but others anywhere.

Didnt you already post this to the thread?

Seems to be a lot of waffle about 'other factors' covering up actual price increases.

The disappearance of cheaper product lines for example.

It doesnt just look like it did. It actually did.

While overall soft drink value sales in the year-to-date 2025 have seen low growth of 1.6%, this is accounted for by unit sales declining (by 4.9%) and average prices increasing (by 6.8%).

No source is provided for the below figures to establish their accuracy... and anyhow havent you previously argued that it is impossible to declare a return rate because stock is constantly being sold and returned?

Since the launch of DRS, the return rate for containers has risen from an initial 45% in the first few months, to 73% in August 2024 and more recently achieving 88%.

Fair enough, I see it wasn't you but it was posted to the thread before:

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123515112/#Comment_123515112

I haven’t read all this thread, but I work for Tesco and I’ve changed/cleaned and dealt with the machines, its reps and the smart and dumb people that use them. I cAn answer some of the questions people have if needs be. Perhaps someone has already done it.

What a weird question. They are paid to work and never do it for free. I can't imagine there is enough extra in the duties to need any further staff

The widgets from Guinness cans often jam up the mechanism, and we have to get into it and remove the plastic and people seem to hold me responsible for it.

People also don’t take care of their DRS receipts and often hand in wet/damaged/faded ones and when we try to explain if we can’t scan or key it in we can’t give to money and people get very aggressive over that.

And also, Tesco machines allow you to donate your money instead so people just don’t read what they’re doing and they donate their return money and they also hold us responsible for it despite they having to confirm it twice that they wish to donate the return amount.

If this also helps, I’m in work right now and I just had an interaction with a man trying to insert cans that said “sabor guaraná” or something very very similar and he threw a wobbly over not getting money for them. I tried to explain that I believe they were Spanish or Portuguese cans and he was having none of it.

Did you read the article?

Tesco Ireland has announced plans to create 400 new jobs across the country as part of a €40m investment which will see the retailer open ten new stores nationwide over the next 12 months.

Absolutely nothing in the article to point to it relating to higher staffing levels in existing stores. They are not bringing in extra workers.

So completely irrelevent to the point being discussed which is extra work for existing staff due to Return scheme.