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gogreener While it is a good idea to refund or credit back money to consumers when they return the PET bottles for recycling, I do not think it will work. Other countries already have such practice and the necessary machines to do this; eg: Denmark, Sweden, UK, Germany, USA, etc.

They do not require consumers to pay advance deposit but will still reward the consumers by giving them discount coupons for grocery or some countries will even give cash in return.

Such practice does not need two, but in fact three hands to clap to make it work; Businesses/companies, consumers and the govt. The machine is not cheap, requires maintenance and a question on who should pay for this machine/technology will also suffice. :)

My two cents worth.

Rgrds,
GoGreener

tmorgens Dear GoGreener,

I do not know where you take your above information from, but it seems slightly confused. Every of the above mentioned countries requires the consumer to pay a "x" amount beforehand (with exceptions in the US).
A deposit refund scheme means that the consumer has to pay a deposit for the beverage container upon purchase, which he will get back once the container is returned. In Germany this is legally binging (25 cents). In Denmark ist is legally binging (b/w 14 - 40 cents), in Sweden it is legally binding (0,11 - 0,22 cent) in the USA there are 10 states with such a system.

Now from a non-deposit perspective (coupons for grocieries) I agree that there has to be a cooperation between consumer and business, but the government has nothing to do with these incentive schemes since this is a business model.

@ wq3j
I would be interested to hear more about your research project! If you need any further information on this you can contact me. Our company produces the reverse vending machines with a market share of 80% globally also specialising on the topic of deposit refund!

Best regards,
Thomas

tmorgens P.s. it is correct that in the UK there is 1 retailer that runs an incentive driven model.

desloke At present day, it does look like environmental sustainability is all but a dream, but we never know. There are more people than ever before in this world, yet governments are still hoping more higher birth rates, at least that is sustainability in the case of population numbers for the next generation. People freely cut trees down in seconds which have been already existing for millions of years without a care, the excuse being development of houses, roads, cities etc. We are rapidly, selfishly depleting every resource there is out there, while further emitting endless carbon into the environment. Its like karma because while we hurt the earth, it causes a disruption in the environmental balance, which leads to us being hurt through floods, climate changes etc. Food is also a huge contributing factor, with higher demand for grains, greens and meats. Globalisation is good in its sense of engaging the world, but it leads to companies like KFC to disperse chains around the world. One KFC branch in one day would sell quite a whopping amount of chicken meat, its revolting to even count the actual number of branches worldwide. Where do they get that much chicken meat, when chicken is not only used for KFC? It is known that they treat the animals inhumanely and abusively, and actually inject them with substances that catalyse their growth, which hurts both natural processes and our health. Also, did you know that to obtain just one pound of beef requires the amount of water that can shower you for six months, which is insane. Also, the huge opposites of people who have way too much food to eat, and people who have to starve and suffer. I do hope that governments and individuals would show more concern and do their little parts to ensure environmental sustainability for the future generations to enjoy.

Loke Yong Hui
DACP/FT/1A/21