Discussion | Beverage Container Return Scheme

[tauntme]

Also the administrative cost of transactions/compliance and cost of having workers go retrieve the bottles and send it for recycling. It's literally around the island and has to be done regularly.

 

[Shion]

pretending to save the environment

 

[Ethan_]

Think more efficient to just pay the (locals) karung guni man to go door to door collect. They can play a very important role in the recycling effort if really want to do it. Some more can help solve some of the employment issue for locals at the bottom.

Seems local like to complicate and make things expensive just to show off they can, at the expense of the people of course, really help people not as much.

 

[Pathos00]

Think more efficient to just pay the (locals) karung guni man to go door to door collect. They can play a very important roll in the recycling effort if really want to do it. Some more can help solve some of the employment issue for locals at the bottom.

Seems local like to complicate and make things expensive just to show off they can, at the expense of the people of course, really help people not as much.

Well, the truth is putting hire karang guni man doesn’t look nice on the PowerPoint presentation. That’s why come up with these complicated expensive, solutions that don’t work.

 

[Suporter]

Scholars number one

 

[volarth]

Why does it sound like a JHB talking abt voting PAP?

Anyways, the answer is $0.. PAP does not pay, only collect fees.. is the BCRS paying for it.

https://bcrs.sg/about-bcrs-ltd

Best thing.. if got projected profit, can simply pay more bonus as a NON-Profit.

 

[Shion]

my question is if these machines will be underutilized...

 

[Philipkee]

Think more efficient to just pay the (locals) karung guni man to go door to door collect. They can play a very important roll in the recycling effort if really want to do it. Some more can help solve some of the employment issue for locals at the bottom.

Seems local like to complicate and make things expensive just to show off they can, at the expense of the people of course, really help people not as much.

Maybe optics?

hire karang guni men and people will complain why people so old still have to work such menial jobs for pittance?

 

[fulaien]

Well she voted for it.

And what become big elephant in future?? Its already a big elephant from the start.

 

[rider83]

Should increase to $0.50

 

[mynickname]

Is that consider worse than profligate spending ?

Is this how taxes (keep increasing telling citizen need more taxes $$) are collected and spend by Government ?

Bcrs is not funded by taxes.

 

[Darkshadows]

Should increase to $0.50

With the current inflation, I'd say min. $1.

 

[buttbERry]

many people also want to know

 

[mickey88]

Yep..wat d fish $0.10 can do wat?? Somemore located at oni certain places and oni some drinks cans can refund..waste effort, time n money over nothing

 

[quincyster]

Most definitely a bad idea.

 

[yuzu28]

Definitely la! Since when it is really to benefit environment one? Always is for $ in the name of sustainability and recycling.

How much one machine cost? Can they tell us? What's the payback period?

 

[dexboi]

just run promo to increase machine usage loh.

1 bot = 10cents
2 bots = 30cents
5bots = $1.50
10bots = $3.00

 

[madcampus]

Why no accountability?? This machine itself is NON-environmental friendly. It’s operational carbon footprint negates the recycling purpose it serve.

Japan already have a good example of recycling culture for so many years. But nope, we ain’t learning from that. Really hopeless government. If LKY is around, such corrupt projects will be banished.

 

[Scp173]

Overheard from ntuc self checkout aunty telling another customer by oct all bottle drinks sold in fairprice must be in recycled bottle cannot sell without the 10c label

 

[euro2012]

KNN as usual whenever Gov wants to implement a scheme.
Seriously they should not only consult Singaporeans but also do a Pilot.
Today I brought a drink from Cold Storage Bugis I kena extra charge of 10 cent
which make no sense seriously.

Pay extra than desposit in the BCR machine to get back?
Which scholar idea is this?
This idea is

If customer didn't kena extra charge than it make sense.
But they charge extra is....
Can opt out or not seriously.

This scheme deserve to be boycott, I wonder Kopitiam etc. places.
How they going to charged? They will tell you for example $1.50 + 10 cents extra?
Some uncle and auntie sure complain on the spot.

basically ask u pay $1.60.. drink finish le.. wash nicely and return ?? iirc they have a return machine straight outsai ntuc..