Discussion | Beverage Container Return Scheme

[askxyz]

they design this for retirees and jodless ppl I think

 

[ghregular]

this save the earth scheme to me is the stupidest!

 

[Amon86]

The entire thing is extra earning for govt de as some ppl don't bother threw in rubbish bin govt jiu earn the 10 cents each....those auntie and uncle collect these bottle from coffeeshop jiu jobless liao....if heart want recycle.... no need collect money one... like japan also no need charge them money they automatic seperate the bins

 

[chuakboon]

Ts sorry to disappoint u

it should
Be ten min to n fro total 20min

N u get $1 Nia. Your time only worth so so nia

 

[Scarlet Tea]

Heng I just throw in blue bin. 10c only not worth the effort

 

[puppey]

this scheme is to promote and encourage recycling , not to earn money or get back your 10c lmao
the gov knows many ppl are gian png like you so they will need to implement this to encourage recycling

 

[tauntme]

Who did u vote for?

 

[deathan9el]

didn't even bother from the start
once consumed, then straight away disposed

even though me felt annoyed to be charged extra 10¢ for every drinks purchase

 

[nonameless]

It's like tax free at the store suddenly only can do it at the airport. Earn money from your convenience.

 

[Krabs.]

i recycle and got penalized by this system because now cannot throw into the blue bin downstairs

 

[Dopod007]

Nowadays I carry a water tumbler that can hold hot or cold water or tea/ coffee. No need to buy soft drinks, and no need to return drink cans. Those soft drinks not healthy to drink anyway, full of sugar or artificial sugar...

 

[BBClone]

Maths is hard for some people.

 

[ahnyaahnya]

I was doing some quick maths and realise the effort to keep the stupid bottles and finding the stupid machine is not worth it at all unless you return like 20-30 bottles at a time.

Let's say you return 10 bottles at a time and your nearest return station is 5 minutes from your house. You get 1 dollar for 10mins of effort. Means your effective pay is a derisory $6 per hour.

In reality, most people aren't going to be returning so many at a time, so the hourly rate is realistically less.

This whole thing is a joke and is literally making life worse for people who were already recycling before this scheme for no good reason.

Here's my personal struggle:
I work in a restricted area with no brcs return points. Last time I buy drink from vending machine, I just throw it in the recycling bin when I'm done. Now if I do the same, I am throwing 10 cents away. If I want my 10cents back, I have to hold on to the drink till the end of the day, bring it with me all the way to the carpark (a 15min walk btw), drive home, and walk to the nearest return point near my home, then walk back home. All that for 10 cents.

Last week I got a new idea to let the bottles accumulate first before returning together. But yesterday when I saw the amount of empty bottles sitting in my car I decided that I've had enough of this nonsense. It's just not worth it.

Just revert to your previous practice

 

[ahnyaahnya]

i recycle and got penalized by this system because now cannot throw into the blue bin downstairs

Huh? Now no more? Then this move is counter productive

 

[Iamnobodyla]

It is practically a tax

 

[tatsit]

Next time charity, give them the empty cans

"Hello President Star Charity, I would like to donate 100 cans to president"

 

[Corba2001]

Life is really jin tough for people like TS to gian png gian sai until treating this as some sort of a income

 

[starry_starry_night]

didn't even bother from the start
once consumed, then straight away disposed

even though me felt annoyed to be charged extra 10¢ for every drinks purchase

Pls rmb to crush the can and make it cui if not someone will take and go get the 10c

 

[Encouragesome1]

didn't even bother from the start
once consumed, then straight away disposed

even though me felt annoyed to be charged extra 10¢ for every drinks purchase

Ah mah like me will just use those non plastic type of drink and then dispose or just carry own water bottle. Let all sugary bottled drink daobi by half

 

[sacredrays]

they thank you for contributing to the cost of operation.