Discussion | Beverage Container Return Scheme BCRS

[NintendoSwitch]

Introduce this bottle tax. Rich people can afford to buy drinks and throw away, don't even bother to go machine claim refund.
Seeing many low income ppl benefit from this, bring large bags of recyclables to the machine and earn the cash.
Is this a form of wealth redistribution?

Going commie just like the Americans?

 

[coyote]

I’d argue that this is a measured deliberation of the government and fully intentional.

I don't see the point of deliberating on this point.

If consumers are represented by edmwers, they can simply just keep the bottles and recycle the $0.10 on their own. It's really up to the consumers/edmwers. I will say, do not waste time. They are better off book a lesson on claude and learn how to prompt to get the best outcome. If edmwers are not happy but they do not represent the consumers, then you have no say. This has absolutely in the hand of consumers, not the government.

 

[keewee0415]

Errrrr 10c considered wealth..........?

If you collect 200 empty bottles and cans discarded by the rich who dun give a **** about the 10 cents rebates everyday, you are making $20 everyday.

Keep up the grind daily and you make extra $600 every month that you don't have to declare to IRAS.

 

[BusyBeeWorker]

don't think so much, it's just an initiative so a scholar can score points.

 

[Notbbfa]

If you collect 200 empty bottles and cans discarded by the rich who dun give a **** about the 10 cents rebates everyday, you are making $20 everyday.

Keep up the grind daily and you make extra $600 every month that you don't have to declare to IRAS.

use the same amount of time used on giving tuition or doing grab, will earn more or not....

 

[mirukuboi]

10c........... How much wealth can you accumulate

 

[buttbERry]

i dont think so

 

[daylight]

once u remove the 10 cents refund, no one will bother to return the bottles through the machine

 

[2Blogic]

like a bunch of siaolang holding empty bottle, walk here and there looking for the machine to dispose

 

[jiakliaobee charsiew]

collecting naos!!

where to finded?

 

[whatheheck]

once u remove the 10 cents refund, no one will bother to return the bottles through the machine

they can always beo the costs of all the manpower and costs of vending machines after a year or so and adjust amount to collect and return . won't be expecting a 100% recycling which isn't sustainable anyway

 

[keewee0415]

use the same amount of time used on giving tuition or doing grab, will earn more or not....

Maybe but you look at the profile of the people fishing through thrash.

Unemployed uncles/aunties who may not be well-educated or primary school kids from poor families.

Do you want to be tutored by these people if you have a choice?

And probably the old people may not have driving licenses too.

 

[Notbbfa]

BCRS is serious in SG

 

[Notbbfa]

Maybe but you look at the profile of the people fishing through thrash.

Unemployed uncles/aunties who may not be well-educated or primary school kids from poor families.

Do you want to be tutored by these people if you have a choice?

And probably the old people may not have driving licenses too.

Post #25:

Errrr nothing better to do/earn then u take the time to collect those bottles lor

 

[tauntme]

BCRS is serious in SG

LOL bet this is yet another issue they didnt see coming.. technically ang mo never do anything wrong

 

[keewee0415]

Post #25:

And if you noticed, there are groups of senior citizens going around dumpster diving for old newspaper, cardboard packaging for shopee/amazon/Lazada deliveries, cut them up nicely and deposit into recycle bins to accumulate points for NTUC vouchers in some neighbourhoods that have this facility. Need to earn 1000 points to get a $10 NTUC voucher.

In Singapore, as long as you are willing to work, you won't starve. So says some boomer.

 

[WaterNinja]

Errrrr 10c considered wealth..........?

Accumulation is power leh. Don't see 10c little.

 

[guile]

This recycling thing has been in Germany for decades. It almost a way of life over there to recycle.

Will probably take a few decades before it will be become a culture here as well.

 

[Uncle Lorger]

My father has alzheimer's so I help him collect all his cans and rinse them (else they attract ants / roaches) and bring them to the super rare and elusive BCRS machines, and having to use ezlink or paylah which are both so inconvenient.

I wonder where this guy stays, that he cannot find BCRS machine. Maybe landed property

 

[Notbbfa]

And if you noticed, there are groups of senior citizens going around dumpster diving for old newspaper, cardboard packaging for shopee/amazon/Lazada deliveries, cut them up nicely and deposit into recycle bins to accumulate points for NTUC vouchers in some neighbourhoods that have this facility. Need to earn 1000 points to get a $10 NTUC voucher.

In Singapore, as long as you are willing to work, you won't starve. So says some boomer.

My point was about whether finding & collecting bottles is worth the time spent, not whether people who collect them deserve to earn money. Don't conflate the two.