Ciaran Foley

TOMRA Applauds Retailers And Consumers Following First Year Of DRS

Reverse vending machine supplier TOMRA Collective has congratulated Irish retailers and consumers on a successful first year under the DRS.

Re-turn – the operator of Ireland’s DRS – today announced 1 billion drinks containers returned by the public as part of the scheme.

Re-turn has reported that 900 million bottles and cans have been returned since the start of the DRS on 1 February 2024.

TOMRA Collection has released a new multi-feed reverse vending machine (RVM) in Ireland that allows over 100 returns at once.

Re-turn has reported more than 750 million drinks containers have been returned since the launch of the DRS on 1 February this year.

Cork Airport has launched the first reverse vending machines at a transport hub as part of the DRS under a pilot programme.

Some 635 million containers have been returned as part of the DRS, according to the Department of Environment, Climate, and Communications.

Re-turn has announced that over 500 million drinks containers have been returned to the scheme since its launch on 1 February.

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