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Recycling

Forum: Linking recycling refunds to ez-link cards feels like a step backwards

NEA will closely monitor beverage prices after container return scheme begins in April: Janil

When the scheme starts on April 1, consumers will drop off used plastic bottles and cans to more than 1,000 reverse vending machines islandwide.
When the scheme starts on April 1, consumers will drop off used plastic bottles and cans to more than 1,000 reverse vending machines islandwide.

Public can use ez-link card to get 10-cent refund when recycling drink bottles, cans from April

About 1,000 return points, comprising mainly machines, will be set up islandwide by April 1 when the scheme begins.
About 1,000 return points, comprising mainly machines, will be set up islandwide by April 1 when the scheme begins.

Seoul goes on waste diet: Reduce output of rubbish, win benefits

Forum: Lessons from past recycling efforts must guide beverage container return scheme

Some drink producers feel the squeeze even with $2.5k grant for container return scheme

Smaller businesses said the $2,500 grant to defray costs is insufficient to avert potential drink price hikes.
Smaller businesses said the $2,500 grant to defray costs is insufficient to avert potential drink price hikes.

Forum: Clothes for recycling piling up beside bin

Man United fans torn over sacking of Ruben Amorim

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Premier League - Manchester City v Manchester United - Etihad Stadium, Manchester, Britain - September 14, 2025 Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Premier League - Manchester City v Manchester United - Etihad Stadium, Manchester, Britain - September 14, 2025 Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo

Hanoi to require household waste sorting and allow collectors to refuse unsorted rubbish

A sanitation worker collecting rubbish at an informal dumping site in Vietnam's capital city Hanoi.
A sanitation worker collecting rubbish at an informal dumping site in Vietnam's capital city Hanoi.

Beverage container return scheme to kick off on April 1 but transition period will be 6 months

A supermarket employee arranges beverages on the shelves at Sheng Siong supermarket.
A supermarket employee arranges beverages on the shelves at Sheng Siong supermarket.

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