1 in 7 Deposit Return Scheme machines in Ireland out-of-order, environmental group calls for improvement.
Minister Ossian Smyth admits Deposit Return Scheme machines' out-of-order rate is not good enough, with one in seven machines not working at any given time. Re-turn, the scheme operator, reports an 86% uptime for the 2,300 machines around the country. The environmental group that campaigned for the bottle and can recycling initiative calls for improved functionality to avoid public dissatisfaction.
April 26, 2024
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