Discussion | Beverage Container Return Scheme

[fortunehunter]

No need recycle plastics meh?

Government should really see such plastic wastage especially those tabao container.

We don't drink those canned drinks everyday, we tabao food everyday.

 

[wwenze]

Sarpork, the food containers are more destructive to the environment than drink containers

 

[tootired]

Since we pay for 30 cents to 50 cents why don't have such scheme for refund since we pay to hawkers already.
Don't just stock to cans nia

all household product container too, in fact they generally bigger and thicker from 500ml to 2-3liter or even 5liter.


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[fortunehunter]

Sarpork, the food containers are more destructive to the environment than drink containers

If possible also add those hawker using disposable fork and spoon.

 

[fortunehunter]

all household product container too, in fact they generally bigger and thicker from 500ml to 2-3liter or even 5liter.


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Those we can use for years.
This ta Bao use one time.
More destructive compared to straw

 

[gld998]

Siao... encourage dumpster diving issit?
Later the whites replace phv with dumpster diving... for the desperate that lost their jobs..

 

[Hello_Kitty]

why they put the BCRS at supermarket??? should put at every food court and fast food restaurant

 

[Dividends]

I believe the German Pfand system is imposed on those food stall containers too. You stand and eat near the stall, then return the containers to them and they refund you the 1 to 5 eurs or something. But don't think it's feasible to impose it on takeaway containers.

 

[Meteor84]

bcrs alone is a stupid scholar idea that just makes everything more troublesome, does absolutely nothing and increase overall cost. drinks all happily rising 20-30c already because of "bcrs". u implement it on tabao container is add $1 already. not 30c or 50c. u feeling too rich can paynow me enough already dont need suggest stupid ideas.

 

[GreatPumpkin]

Just make any type of reusable container BCRS.

From amazon cardboard boxes to individual paper cups to baby milk tins.

Otherwise cannot foreign investors to SG and our economy will tank.

 

[LWZ]

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[LWZ]

last friday was out at a restuarant and witnessed this dino lady who was having dinner with her family beside us. after they finished and left, she came while a minute to ask the staff where the finished empty can of drink that she ordered. staff informed her already cleared away and into trash bin, she replied she paid for the can that has got BCRS and argued, either they return her the can or they pay her 10ct back. staff went dig trash and gave her back her can.

i tell you, this is just the start.

I wouldn't even let them clear it away to begin with.

If they let me pick it out myself, I would check for other discarded containers in there.

 

[deemax]

I don't why the supermarket near my place chose to place the BCRS machine inside their premise, right next to shelfs with products. It's freaking disgusting with flies constantly circling around the machine and foul smell emitting out from it.

No way I am going to do any grocery shopping in this supermarket.

 

[WaterNinja]

last friday was out at a restuarant and witnessed this dino lady who was having dinner with her family beside us. after they finished and left, she came while a minute to ask the staff where the finished empty can of drink that she ordered. staff informed her already cleared away and into trash bin, she replied she paid for the can that has got BCRS and argued, either they return her the can or they pay her 10ct back. staff went dig trash and gave her back her can.

i tell you, this is just the start.

This prepayment of 10c is causing a lot of problems. Consumers shouldn't be prepaying to get back the 10c. Consumers should be rewarded 5c or 10c for putting in effort to bring the can and bottle to the machine.

 

[WaterNinja]

I don't why the supermarket near my place chose to place the BCRS machine inside their premise, right next to shelfs with products. It's freaking disgusting with flies constantly circling around the machine and foul smell emitting out from it.

No way I am going to do any grocery shopping in this supermarket.

Is it the sour beer smell ?

 

[deemax]

Is it the sour beer smell ?

Mainly yes. It's a grand cocktail of all kinds of beverages.

And not to mention, people constantly walking in with bags of containers probably picked from bins and unwashed to recycle. Really very unhygienic arrangement for a supermarket operation. They need to move the machine to outside like most do.

 

[WaterNinja]

wow end up more like protection for big companies here
end up those smaller retailers ownself import end up now cannot sell already
anti competition law just keep quiet?

Saw a lot of Shopee/Lazada sellers toh liao. They have many cartons of non BCRS drinks stuck in their warehouse

 

[WaterNinja]

Mainly yes. It's a grand cocktail of all kinds of beverages.

If unwashed for too long, the sour spoilt liquid will start to grow small worms and maggots.

 

[86technie]

bcrs alone is a stupid scholar idea that just makes everything more troublesome, does absolutely nothing and increase overall cost. drinks all happily rising 20-30c already because of "bcrs". u implement it on tabao container is add $1 already. not 30c or 50c. u feeling too rich can paynow me enough already dont need suggest stupid ideas.

Not only stupid, it drive cost up as well as retailers like Tian Ma their stock very empty.
Think local factories can't print enough by than or worse Deepavali stocks of beverages will be very dry.

 

[Uncle Lorger]

Government should really see such plastic wastage especially those tabao container.

We don't drink those canned drinks everyday, we tabao food everyday.

Im sure there are people who drink canned drinks everyday