“At the SHRUB Coop we strongly agree with the introduction of a deposit return scheme for drinks packaging. As a cooperative working towards preventing waste in the community, we support the introduction of a deposit return scheme that will ensure more materials are diverted from landfill. We also hope that when this comes into place, it will open […]
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Deposit return will open up conversations about our throwaway culture
A guest post by SHRUB Coop
November 25th, 2022Excel Vending look forward to Scotland’s deposit return system
A guest post by Excel Vending
September 9th, 2019“Two and a half years ago we were watching Chris Packham on TV and the river Clyde was actually featured, with people collecting bottles and cans. We saw some Barr’s Irn-Bru bottles bobbing up and down, and we thought to ourselves – that potentially could have come from one of our vending machines so therefore we are part of the problem. Let’s become part of the solution.
Having a deposit return system will allow us to deal with materials properly.”
Read More..Scotland’s deposit return system will mean we see less glass, plastic and cans in the places we love
A guest post by MCS
April 22nd, 2019Catherine from the Marine Conservation Society tells us:
“As well as cleaning beaches, we also survey what we find. This means we know exactly what type of litter, and how each of each item is turning up. We’ve been doing this for twenty six years, so we have a quarter of a century’s worth of data that we can use to push for policy change. We want policies that will stop litter from getting to the beach in the first place.
The Marine Conservation Society has been a huge supporter of a deposit return system for Scotland. We were founding members of the Have You Got The Bottle? campaign because over the last twenty five years, our members have been finding bottles, both glass and plastic, as well as metal drinks cans. After doing a bit of research, and visiting countries that have these systems in place, we’ve seen how successful they are at increasing recycling rates, so that less is getting littered and ending up in our oceans and on our beaches.
Support from our volunteers is phenomenal, and it just shows the passion people have to get rid of these items and why we’re really excited that Scotland’s deposit return system will hopefully mean these volunteers see less glass, plastic and cans in the places that they really care about.”
Deposit return will be a popular intervention in Scotland
A guest post by Whitmuir Farm
April 20th, 20198 years ago, Whitmuir the Organic Place worked with the Scottish Government to run a deposit return pilot.”Our customers were really supportive of it. I can’t believe it’s taken this long to get to this point. The Government really needs to make this happen soon, because it’ll be a really popular intervention.”
Read More..The number of cans, bottles and single use drinks containers we find in the street is incredible
A guest post by Leithers Don’t Litter
April 19th, 2019Zsuzsa and Gerry from Leithers Don’t Litter tell us:
“The number of cans, bottles and single use drinks containers we find in the street is incredible! And it gives the lie to industry’s claim that it’s all being well recycled. Well, it’s clearly not. They say that kerbside recycling is working well. If it works so well, why do we keep finding so many bottles lying around? In a two minute litter pick in Leith, we found 30 cans and glass bottles. We need a system where people will actively want to return their empties, so it just becomes a routine part of life.
We really want to encourage the Government to have a world leading system that includes all single-use drinks containers.”
Scotland’s deposit return system is really important because of climate change
A guest post by Friends of the Earth Scotland
April 17th, 2019Richard Dixon from Friends of the Earth Scotland tells us, ‘wasting lots of plastic, glass and aluminium is really bad for climate change because it takes lots of energy to create these materials and then we simply throw them away and they become a problem.
A huge boost in recycling for glass, plastic and aluminium will mean a large saving in energy, and that’s a large saving in climate change emissions.
Scotland tries to be a leading nation on climate change, and a deposit return system will help us to do that when it comes to our use of materials.”
Deposit return will benefit my business when it starts on a national scale
A guest post by Shads Supermarket
April 17th, 2019Today we hear from Ferhan Ashiq of Shads Supermarket LLP, on why he’s backing deposit return for Scotland. “Climate Change is a massive concern for me and I want to be part of the solution, rather than part of the problem. I have a trial reverse vending machine in my shop, and at the moment I’m doing it to make the community more aware. Deposit return will benefit my business further down the line, when the national system is in place and the money for the deposits is coming back from the system operator”.
Glass, cans and plastic washes up on beaches in the Firth of Forth
A guest post by Scottish Wild Land Group
April 15th, 2019Glass, cans and plastic washes up on beaches in the Firth of Forth. That’s why Scottish Wild Land Group want a deposit return system that includes all materials.
“We can also see how a more circular economy would bring employment to Scotland as well as help us to conserve our resources. All effort adds up to a big change.”
“Having a deposit return system will completely transform how we operate on a daily basis at Burmieston Farm and Steading. It’s an opportunity for our business to make a little more cash, and to contribute to the circular economy.
We have large groups who come and stay, and they leave plastic bottles, cans and glass bottles. We have to sort it and take it to be recycled. It’d be great if we were making some money for doing that work.”
The community sector should be involved in the logistics of Scotland’s deposit return system
A guest post by CRNS
April 13th, 2019Michael from Community Resources Network Scotland tells us: “We exist to see Scotland become a circular economy. Rather than goods ending up in landfill, we want to see them kept in use for as long as possible. We were one of the founding members of the Have You Got The Bottle? campaign. About 2 billion bottles and cans are consumed every year in Scotland and we want to see that resource being used in a valuable way.
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