A 15c deposit will apply to cans and bottles up to 500ml and a 25c deposit on those over 500ml under a new deposit-return scheme, which is trying to reduce litter and increase recycling rates.
Image: Alamy Stock Photo A DEPOSIT-RETURN SCHEME planned to roll out in the next two years will impose a small extra charge on cans and bottles to be refunded to the customer if the container is returned.
Machines will be fitted in shops for customers to return their containers, where they will be able to choose whether to receive their refunded deposit as cash or credit for the shop, or make a donation to charity. “It’s a deposit on the bottle. You get it back when you return it. In order to get the money back, you go back to any shop – it doesn’t have to be the one you bought it in – and you will put it into a machine and they will issue you with a ticket,” he outlined.
“In order to do that, we believe that we need to give people an incentive to bring back the bottle or the can,” he said.
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