Ciaran Foley

Cork Airport Becomes First Transport Hub With DRS Reverse Vending Machines

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.

Re-turn has announced that 400 million plastic bottles and cans have been returned since the Deposit Return Scheme launched on 1 February.

Ireland’s Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) has experienced rapid adoption in its first six months of operation according to Re-turn.

Re-turn has reported that 300 million drinks containers have been returned in Ireland since the start of the DRS on 1 February 2024.

Re-turn, the operators of Ireland’s DRS, has announced that 90 million containers were returned in the month of June.

Re-turn today announced that Irish consumers have returned over 200 million containers since the start of the scheme.

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