Discussion | Beverage Container Return Scheme BCRS

[tauntme]

COE and fuel so expensive, they now have to dedicate manpower around Singapore just to empty the machine supporting the whole country's consumption + electricity + hardware maintenance.. how is this sustainable??? who is paying the bills?

 

[euro2012]

My family drinks only mineral water. and 80% of the bottles can't be refunded due to some "unique barcode required" error.

Anyone has Grace Fu's number?

i bought ntuc brand mineral water .. 40cents + 10 cents bcrs.. i return no problem leh

 

[Joseph12]

COE and fuel so expensive, they now have to dedicate manpower around Singapore just to empty the machine supporting the whole country's consumption + electricity + hardware maintenance.. how is this sustainable??? who is paying the bills?

You voted for this
According to LKY doctrine voting for them means they can do whatever they want

 

[dexboi]

This thread got scam banner liao.
Sus. lol.

 

[byfun]

Notice some can drinks with sticker barcode .. if use label printer print the same barcode paste onto those without bcrs .. mean can claim $0.10 also...

 

[Joseph12]

Notice some can drinks with sticker barcode .. if use label printer print the same barcode paste onto those without bcrs .. mean can claim $0.10 also...

This thread got scam banner liao.
Sus. lol.

Posts like this is why there's scam.banner

 

[Joseph12]

Here's another of my insight on this thing

Thats the thing

To the company's credit at least they insist the bags of crushed cans etc from machines are ZIP TIED
So people can't steal cans etc and redo again
Or cut label and stick on other bottles

HOWEVER here's the thing
It doesn't matter
Whether you crush a 'Singapore" bottle.or " China" bottle sticking the singapore label, why does it matter

 

[DragonFire]

Here's another of my insight on this thing

Thats the thing

To the company's credit at least they insist the bags of crushed cans etc from machines are ZIP TIED
So people can't steal cans etc and redo again
Or cut label and stick on other bottles

HOWEVER here's the thing
It doesn't matter
Whether you crush a 'Singapore" bottle.or " China" bottle sticking the singapore label, why does it matter

Because the 10c tariff is the thing sustaining the program. Sticking a fake QR code on a bottle is one of the cheapest most bohua ways to get charged with fraud.

 

[A Better Tomorrow]

Dignity imo is overrated. Also I suspect that you might have confused it with pride.

Ultimately you can't eat either.

The BCRS scheme in fact has allowed a certain group of people the means to keep their dignity. It may not even have been at a cost to their pride, because unfortunately those individuals probably lost that long ago.

Make no mistake, this is very likely one of the planned outcomes. Things in Singapore rarely aren't.

Sic. What kind of work allows one to keep their dignity at all times?

Different tiers, but all the same imho. The only difference is one is under the public eye while the other is under some private places.

There are people from poor countries, arrive here as visitors. But working illegally without MOM approval. BCRS collection is legit if the scale is worth the effort and time.

 

[Joseph12]

Sic. What kind of work allows one to keep their dignity at all times?

Different tiers, but all the same imho. The only difference is one is under the public eye while the other is under some private places.

There are people from poor countries, arrive here as visitors. But working illegally without MOM approval. BCRS collection is legit if the scale is worth the effort and time.

Work illegally under BCRS?
Make how much?
Earn $15 a day that's 150 cans a day
Let's say 6000 cans a month
Thats only $600 a month

 

[Big Chicken]

Notice some can drinks with sticker barcode .. if use label printer print the same barcode paste onto those without bcrs .. mean can claim $0.10 also...

Think your label costs easily more than what you can claim back.

 

[Mecisteus]

Because the 10c tariff is the thing sustaining the program. Sticking a fake QR code on a bottle is one of the cheapest most bohua ways to get charged with fraud.

Can't wait for the 1st idiot to headline in the newspaper.

This type of fraud is really boh hua.

 

[zetraw]

https://mothership.sg/2026/09/boy-with-autism-bcrs/

Will this inspire a new generation of kids wanting to grow up as can/bottle collectors?

And then MOM has to robe this industry into PWM.

 

[DulanMax]

Can / bottle collectors for sinkies

 

[jinsatkilife]

Bright future, thanks pay and pay

 

[ribena.bing]

better to collect these. than rolex

 

[nyvrem]

young ppl collect cans, old people collect cardboards

thank you pap

 

[Joseph12]

Can't wait for the 1st idiot to headline in the newspaper.

This type of fraud is really boh hua.

Not really
You need to know characteristics of machine
If possible put label on tree branch and claim
Or those bbt plastic cups etc

& Grace is incompetent
By the time she realised the scammers could go off with millions or 6 figures

Anyway what gives you impression Grace cares about other's money

 

[Hakuna Matata]

K. Noted.

 

[Eureka75]

Now PAP is using the BCRS machine to encourage young men to be karang guni to collect cans and bottles