Return Rubbish

There's already a Return thread.

By the way, how was the M50 bridge a bad idea?

Or… let's just accept this was another brain fart from a party renowned for them, and unwind it.

Let's not forget that we ALREADY had very successful green bin recycling uptake in place before this nonsense (so much so that the companies have increased charges since to compensate themselves for the loss), and that all this has done is introduce yet another means of enriching a private entity - that's it.

Of course, if anyone had looked at say the Dublin Bus change refund scheme which required people to travel into HQ on O'Connell Street to get their refunds, they would have seen what would happen - lots of money was left unclaimed there year on year as well.

It was a bad idea at the start, it's still a bad idea - now with even more littering!

Independent surveys by IBAL and Coastwatch report a significant reduction in littering of containers.

Cleaner cities bring nationwide reduction in litter levels in 2025 | IBAL https://share.google/3nqQfCmjK0NsN2CBm

All Ireland Survey (Autumn 2024) | Coastwatch Europe https://share.google/ZPRNCOVmMzfC8kVfa

These show that less containers are being discarded in the environment.

The issue of "bin raiders" still needs to be addressed.

It would help if people took responsibility and returned their containers rather than putting them in general litter bins.

Yes, the "bin collars" which have been part funded by Re-turn.

Unfortunately some are just dumping rubbish in them or using them to stub out cigarettes.

It's the growing pains of working our way into the system.

As you say when used the right way they are part of the solution.

Improved bin design and split bins can help too but you have inappropriate use too..

In European cities you will see under ground bins which are inaccessible to scavengers.

Just a stainless steel bin on the surface with a large chamber under the pavement.

Another initiative which is helping is the DCC ban on plastic bags of refuse being left out for collection.

Dublin City Council removes plastic bags from 110 northside streets | Dublin City Council https://share.google/aPIST3C0TgxGM0TRt

This is bollocks. UI and TFI are public bodies. There was never a chance of Irish Water being privatised, it was far-left scaremongering nonsense

Yes, of course, if you look closely you’ll see there’s no branding on the bottles or cans. It was a 2025 press release photo, not some candid street shot. I’m not really sure what difference that makes though, because the points still stand.

The real ones on the street look almost identical, except the cans and bottles obviously have manufacturer branding on them. The concept works the same either way. People leave return containers on the rail instead of digging through bins, they get collected quickly, and rubbish stays inside the bin instead of spread all over the pavement.

I'm away for a couple of weeks, If you have your doubts about their existence you can take some candid shots of the real ones and post them up for clarity? The one I use is on Capel St. Mary St. junction.