SINGAPORE: More beverage containers are being dropped off for recycling at some reverse vending machines in Jurong, said the company behind them.
Reverse vending machines may be one of the ways consumers can return their beverage containers when a deposit scheme by the National Environment Agency is implemented in 2024.may have to fork out 10 to 20 cents more as a depositThey will be able to get their deposit back upon returning the can or bottle to designated return points that have yet to be confirmed.
Those who recycle their items with ALBA W&H Smart City can redeem their rewards on the company’s mobile app. By collecting 6,000 points, or about 80 containers, users can get a S$2 GrabFood or Grab transport voucher, which can be redeemed once a month.“Even at such a low rate, just 2.5 cents, people are recycling. We have daily users on the app as well … And we see that the take-up rate is already high,” she told CNA.
At Funan mall, 31-year-old Billy Zheng used his lunch break to make a trip to recycle a big bag of cans and bottles at the machine run by F&N Foods, which was tucked away near a lift lobby on the third floor. “As a whole, I think our country doesn’t really have a recycling culture yet, especially for the older folks,” he added.
Another media writing abt recycling w/o explaining why consumers shld pay artificially increased prices on selected beverages, w/o explaining the calculation on end-to-end GHG emission vs cost per waste unit. Active users are interviewed but why never interview those that don't?