Recycling

What goes on inside the new sorting facility for used bottles and cans

Bags of flattened cans and plastic bottles are piled at the new Counting and Sorting Facility in Tuas.

New Tuas sorting facility collects 27.5 million bottles and cans for recycling in under 2 months

Robotic arms release the flattened bottles and cans into a heavy-duty storage bin, to kickstart the sorting process at the facility.

Retailers slash prices on drinks like beer, tea without Return Right logo

Japanese retail chain Don Don Donki was offering discounts for drinks labelled “non-BCRS” in at least two of its outlets.

Dispute over recycling machines drags struggle over Cairo's trash into public view

NEA rebuts ‘misplaced’ accusations of misappropriation, corruption over recycling scheme refunds

NEA said that on average, consumers returned 5.5 beverage containers in one transaction.

Forum: Lessons from early operations will help improve beverage container return experience

Nerf gun bullet, slipper, underwear among litter in machines to collect recyclable bottles, cans

A plastic cup (left) jammed the opening of a reverse vending machine. Other inappropriate items found in some machines islandwide include an umbrella (right) and an electronics charging case.

5.5m bottles and cans returned under recycling scheme, with over one million successful refunds

The 1 million returns refer to transactions where residents have been successful in getting their 10-cent refund for every bottle and can returned.

Britain’s Royal Mint strikes gold in electronic waste amid high prices

Chemical analyst Kate Griffiths dissolving an electronic component in chemicals to remove the gold at the Royal Mint in Llantrisant, Wales on June 30.

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