Re-turn refuses to disclose details of salaries funded by consumer deposits

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Exclusive: It follows concerns over a lack of transparency in relation to the company appointed to operate the Government's controversial deposit return scheme

The company behind the controversial Re-turn scheme has refused to reveal the salaries of its top executives, which are being funded from deposits paid by consumers on recyclable bottles and cans.

It also retains all proceeds from the sale of aluminium and plastic collected through the scheme, and has confirmed to the Irish Mirror that it has already sold a quantity of the material to a number of buyers. However, a spokesman for Re-turn told the Irish Mirror that the company would not be revealing details of salaries paid to its 36 employees. He also declined to say how much had been raised through the sale of aluminium and plastic.

“Having so many producers on the board would raise concerns for me. read more like a stakeholders’ group as opposed to a board of directors,” she added. Critics of the scheme have suggested that Irish beverage producers benefit from the legal requirement for retailers to only sell bottles and cans with special Re-turn logos and barcodes, as outlets that previously imported drinks from EU competitors can no longer easily do so.

“Unredeemed deposits will be reinvested into the scheme and used to fund recycling initiatives to help Ireland achieve future recycling targets,” he said.

 

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