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Hospital porters raise staggering €20,000 from Deposit Return Scheme for sick children

In an uplifting story to kick-off 2025, a group of hospital porters from Cork University Hospital have raised almost €20,000 to buy critical medical equipment for seriously ill children by recycling 123,000 plastic bottles and cans. The colleagues, ...

01 Jan 2025 at 14:53

National News

OPINION: The Deposit Return Scheme has failed but here's how the Govt can save it

We usually start small-talk conversations with the weather in Ireland; it's too warm, too cold, going to change, not going to change, Status Yellow, Status Orange, blah, blah, blah. There's very rarely a conversation had in Ireland without mention ...

07 May 2024 at 17:13

National News

New Deposit Return Scheme for cans and bottles live today - what's it all about?

The Government's new Deposit Return Scheme that will see shoppers paying more at the tills for plastic bottles and cans is now live across Ireland. Shoppers will pay between 15c and 25c extra on cans and bottles and will get that money back by ...

01 Feb 2024 at 00:10

EcoLive

Minister of State welcomes rollout of Deposit and Return Scheme - Kilkenny Live

Minister of State for Heritage, Malcolm Noonan has welcomed amendments to planning regulations in relation that will facilitate the rollout of the new Deposit and Return Scheme “We all have our part to play in tackling climate change and ...

12 May 2023 at 13:52

National News

Hospitality industry demands unified deposit return scheme across UK and Ireland

Hospitality trade bodies from across the UK and Ireland have called on governments to work together on the creation of a unified deposit return scheme. The United Kingdom and Ireland Licensed Trade Association – which brings together ...

11 Oct 2023 at 18:43

EcoLive

Kilkenny consumers urged to get cash for trash in new scheme

Consumers in Kilkenny will have a chance to get ‘cash for trash’ when they recycle their used bottles and cans, as a result of a new ‘deposit and return’ scheme introduced by the Green Party. Green Party TD for Carlow Kilkenny and ...

01 Feb 2024 at 13:48

EcoLive

Millions of bottles and cans deposited in 'Re-turn' bins in Kilkenny

The people of Kilkenny have returned more than 4,500,000 plastic bottles and drink cans in the first 12 months of the Return scheme - in just two supermarket chains! According to SuperValu and Centra, their stores have enabled ...

09 Feb 2025 at 00:55

National News

OPINION: Extra bin charges as 'reward' for supporting Deposit Return Scheme a disgrace

You couldn't make it up. The much heralded Deposit Return Scheme which costs you money every time you do the shopping is now going to cost you even more. I know, I know - you get the deposit you pay in the shop back, but only ...

02 Jul 2024 at 12:32

EcoLive

Kilkenny 'Returns' more than 4,500,000 bottles and cans!

02 Feb 2025 at 15:32

National News

How much?! Man receives staggering amount from Deposit Return Scheme as staff take pictures

Newstalk presenter Shane Beatty took to X, formerly Twitter, on Tuesday to share that he witnessed a man hand over an impressive €169.50 in receipts from the Deposit Return Scheme. Beatty said that the man was in ...

06 Nov 2024 at 14:16

Callan

Deposit return scheme for bottles and cans a ‘game changer’ for Kilkenny

A ‘game changer’ for recycling in Kilkenny is set to arrive later this year with the start of a ‘deposit return scheme’ for cans and bottles. Still in the planning stages, a pilot scheme underway in Dublin and ...

16 Mar 2022 at 19:31

National News

People divided over man at Deposit Return machine with two big black bags of bottles

People on social media have debated whether there is a need for better 'etiquette' when returning bottles and cans to the Deposit Return machines. X (formerly Twitter) user @ambergal47 posted a picture at a ...

10 Jul 2024 at 11:22

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