Tag: beverage container return scheme
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New BCRS portal launched for transaction issues, cutting wait for refunds from 30 to 10 working days
The service will first be available at SG Recycle machines in the north and west of Singapore before expanding islandwide.
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Retailers race to label or remove unmarked stock as beverage container return scheme’s transition period ends
Despite offering steep discounts and having six months of lead time, some retailers say they have struggled to offload non-compliant products in time.
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From serial collectors to reluctant recyclers: How Singapore’s beverage container return scheme is shifting habits
As the transition period for the Beverage Container Return Scheme draws to a close, how has the scheme changed consumer behaviour, and will this translate into better recycling habits in the long run?
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Over 2,000 smaller retailers apply for more time to clear non-BCRS drinks stock
About 85 per cent of the more than 1,600 applications processed so far have been approved.
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Over 33 million bottles and cans collected under beverage container return scheme; new sorting plant unveiled
The new 2,000 sq m facility sorts and processes collected containers before sending them to recyclers to be turned into new products.
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NEA rebuts accusations of misappropriation, corruption over Beverage Container Return Scheme refunds
Consumers have used the machines more than one million times to return a total of 5.5 million containers, meaning each transaction involved an average of about 5.5 containers, said NEA.
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300 more beverage container return machines to be deployed at institutes of higher learning, industrial areas
BCRS Ltd said it is applying what it learnt during the early days of the scheme to improve the return experience, enhance the refund process and recalibrate the machines’ container recognition abilities.
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5.5 million drink containers recycled under beverage container return scheme since Apr 1
Deposits which have been paid for by consumers but not redeemed may be utilised by scheme operator BCRS Ltd to cover implementation costs, said Senior Minister of State Janil Puthucheary.
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Retailers, wholesalers face logistical challenges halfway through beverage container return scheme transition period
The National Environment Agency and BCRS Ltd, which operates the scheme, told CNA that issues were still being identified and addressed during the scheme’s transition period.
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