Exclusive: The deposit return scheme is merely a 'tax revenue stream' as consumers are already paying to recycle plastic through their household waste service, Cavan County Council told Minister Ossian Smyth
A county council has formally written to the minister with responsibility for the deposit return scheme, questioning the merits of the “money-making racket” that it says does nothing to increase recycling rates.
The letter was sent by the council executive after elected members had passed a motion directing it to write to Minister Ossian Smyth, “seeking clarification on the merits of the scheme”.READ MORE: Islanders having to bring cans and bottles to mainland by boat to reclaim Re-turn deposit “The member proposing the motion noted that people see the scheme as a money-making racket, €1 million a day is being collected while consumers on the ground are complaining that they are already paying for recycling plastics in the household green bin.
The Irish Petrol Retailers Association has also complained that the scheme is causing chaos for shop owners, claiming that it has been designed to “hit smaller independent retailers the most”.
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