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By *og-Man OP   Man
51 weeks ago

somewhere

From the 1st February 2024 onwards, between 15c and 25c added to the price of each plastic bottle or aluminium can you buy.

As the name suggests, that money is a deposit - but you'll have to return your empties to get it back.

So if you buy a multi pack of water there's a tax on every bottle so a 12 pack could cost an extra €1.20 until you bring the empty bottles back to the machine in the shop to get a voucher

Slabs of all cans are the same ....beer or soft drinks €2.40 extra per slab

The machines that accept the returns can only read bar codes so you cant crush anything to transport them

Will it change your shopping habits

Or will you continue to throw everything in your green recycling bin

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By *ofusplusCouple
51 weeks ago

Limerick

Wasn't aware of that, thanks

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By (user no longer on site)
51 weeks ago

Aldi have the machines in their stores already.

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By *electableicecreamMan
51 weeks ago

The West

This is how my kids are going to make their pocket money.

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By *ealitybitesMan
51 weeks ago

Belfast

What an ingenious idea. Now why didn't anyone think of doing things like that 60 years ago. All we need now is for someone to design a glass bottle and start wrapping things in paper.

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By *outhDublinMan86Man
51 weeks ago

shankill

Lovely new stealth tax.

Bottles/cans need a special logo on them, cants be crushed as machines need to read a barcode.

If you walk/bus to the shop who’s going to take their empties on the bus seriously?

Will I get a rebate for my green bin that I’m paying for? Otherwise everything might as well go in the black bin.

Any beer cans (my main expense lol) that are not made in Ireland won’t be accepted but will get the deposit added on. Just like minimum unit pricing of alcohol another tax and will hit those less well off the most.

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By *ichael CoolMan
51 weeks ago

unknown

I remember returning stout bottles for my nan back in the day, 2 pence each, thought I was rich.

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By *ilthyNightsCouple
51 weeks ago

East / North, Cork

I wonder where the extra money goes for what is charged but not returned.

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By *unlinguyMan
51 weeks ago

South Dublin


"I wonder where the extra money goes for what is charged but not returned."

Ohhhh domt ask.questions like thay ??.

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By *og-Man OP   Man
51 weeks ago

somewhere

I wonder if a can of beans or dog food have the tax

At present, I put these in recycle bin after a quick rinse ....would I leave them in a box in the boot of my car for a few days or would I just keep throwing them in my green bin

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By *og-Man OP   Man
51 weeks ago

somewhere


"What an ingenious idea. Now why didn't anyone think of doing things like that 60 years ago. All we need now is for someone to design a glass bottle and start wrapping things in paper. "

Did they sell biscuits out of glass jars when you were a lad....I remember my local shop doing that

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By *amieandLeeCouple
51 weeks ago

Outtatown

I saw a news article about Tesco putting in recycling machines into their stores for this at €200k each. How will small stores manage? Manually checked and more delay at the till?

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By *electableicecreamMan
51 weeks ago

The West

My local Aldi has one installed already.

I'd imagine that people will start prioritising products with a bar code and producers won't be long getting on the band wagon.

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By *ickin2Man
51 weeks ago

Kilkenny


"What an ingenious idea. Now why didn't anyone think of doing things like that 60 years ago. All we need now is for someone to design a glass bottle and start wrapping things in paper.

Did they sell biscuits out of glass jars when you were a lad....I remember my local shop doing that "

Happy days

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By *anifestoMan
51 weeks ago

Ferns

I will be all in on the recycling machines

They have been in Germany for years

Whatever about the recycling it prevents a lot of street litter so it's all good

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By *ranfrascoMan
51 weeks ago

Dublin

Should be mandatory in every Supermarket

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By *ilthyNightsCouple
51 weeks ago

East / North, Cork


"My local Aldi has one installed already.

I'd imagine that people will start prioritising products with a bar code and producers won't be long getting on the band wagon.

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But presumably items without the barcode won't be subject to the additional cost and will therefore be cheaper? Maybe I'm reading this wrong

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By *otownkid1967Man
51 weeks ago

Portlaoise

I think it's a great idea. We have 2 in our local shopping centre in Portlaoise

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By *ealitybitesMan
51 weeks ago

Belfast


"What an ingenious idea. Now why didn't anyone think of doing things like that 60 years ago. All we need now is for someone to design a glass bottle and start wrapping things in paper.

Did they sell biscuits out of glass jars when you were a lad....I remember my local shop doing that "

Kilner jars. Some coffee shops use them now but haven't seen one in a shop in 40 years.

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By *ildarekinkstersCouple
51 weeks ago

kinkytown

Lidl, aldi, SuperValu l, Dunne's and Tesco are in the process of installing bottle and can recycling units into the stores that can fit them. I don't mind it at all. Been done in mainland Europe for over a decade and if it helps to reduce waste all the better. I know one of the above-mentioned companies has seen the benefits of this already.

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By *aid backMan
51 weeks ago

by a lake with my rod out

So I actually just need to cut the bar codes out and can dump the rest of the plastic in the Liffey ?

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By *og-Man OP   Man
51 weeks ago

somewhere


"So I actually just need to cut the bar codes out and can dump the rest of the plastic in the Liffey ?"

Sure that would kill all your fish

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By *ilderMan
51 weeks ago

dublin


"So I actually just need to cut the bar codes out and can dump the rest of the plastic in the Liffey ?"

No I believe they will only accept it in the dodder

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By *inxnmasterCouple
51 weeks ago

naughty valley


"Lidl, aldi, SuperValu l, Dunne's and Tesco are in the process of installing bottle and can recycling units into the stores that can fit them. I don't mind it at all. Been done in mainland Europe for over a decade and if it helps to reduce waste all the better. I know one of the above-mentioned companies has seen the benefits of this already. "

In Germany it is in place since the late 70s, Benelux since 1983 . It’s also used by homeless and poor old people to make an extra penny by collecting the bottles which someone threw away out of laziness

If it helps to reduce trash pollution on the beaches and elsewhere , it’s a great thing

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By *iscuits8Man
51 weeks ago

Meath / Dublin / Birmingham


"If it helps to reduce trash pollution on the beaches and elsewhere , it’s a great thing "

Yep, this pretty much.

Had a look at the website there. In my own case, it'll probably add about 50-75c to my shopping bill every week. So I can still recycle this stuff as normal in my blue bin and it's no big deal.

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By *ickin2Man
51 weeks ago

Kilkenny

The amount of rubbish around the countryside is disgusting. Anything that helps has to be a bonus. We are so far behind the EU on this.

The technology that they use in the shops over there is amazing

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By *ukeM8519Man
51 weeks ago

South Dublin


"The amount of rubbish around the countryside is disgusting. Anything that helps has to be a bonus. We are so far behind the EU on this.

The technology that they use in the shops over there is amazing "

I don’t think the people who throw a takeaway out a country road will be bothered with returning a plastic bottle for a few cent. It’s just reality.

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By *ildarekinkstersCouple
51 weeks ago

kinkytown


"Lidl, aldi, SuperValu l, Dunne's and Tesco are in the process of installing bottle and can recycling units into the stores that can fit them. I don't mind it at all. Been done in mainland Europe for over a decade and if it helps to reduce waste all the better. I know one of the above-mentioned companies has seen the benefits of this already.

In Germany it is in place since the late 70s, Benelux since 1983 . It’s also used by homeless and poor old people to make an extra penny by collecting the bottles which someone threw away out of laziness

If it helps to reduce trash pollution on the beaches and elsewhere , it’s a great thing "

I didn't realise it went that far back in Germany. I did know other European countries had adopted it in the last decade. It's an interesting process overall from what I discussed with one contractor dealing with it.

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