Warning of weekend queues as ban on selling non-Deposit Return Scheme bottles and cans begins
Their advice comes as the number of people using reverse vending machines grows and the number of drinks eligible for the scheme expands.
From today shops are banned from selling drinks in non-returnable plastic bottles and cans and risk fines of up to €5,000 if they fail to comply.
June 1 marks the end of a four-month ‘transition period’ granted to give retailers time to sell off any of their old stock.
Beverages in aluminium cans or in bottles made from PET plastic, from 150ml to three litres, must now carry the Re-turn logo and special barcode that triggers a deposit payment at the cash register.
It also allows the container to be read by a reverse vending machine so that it will issue a voucher for repayment of the deposit.
Waste enforcement officers in local authorities have been given responsibility for carrying out inspections to ensure shops are complying.
A spokesperson for the Local Government Management Agency said waste enforcement teams were briefed on the new…
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