A map of ‘waste ATMs’: New website launched to help people find beverage container return machines
The Straits Times
From April 1, over 90 per cent of HDB households will be within a five-minute walk of a machine. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE - Consumers can now visit returnright.sg to find the nearest machine to return their beverage containers and redeem their 10-cent deposits.
The website will also give an indication of the machines’ capacity status and their operating hours.
Launched ahead of the roll-out of the beverage container return scheme (BCRS) on April 1, the website will allow people to find 1,070 machines placed at supermarkets, hawker centres and other areas with high footfall.
More than 90 per cent of HDB households will be within a five-minute walk of a machine.
Another 160 machines will be gradually deployed after April 1, and people can also get updated on their locations via the website. The aim is to have 2,000 machines deployed across Singapore in the first year of the scheme.
The website was announced by the scheme’s operator, BCRS Ltd, on March 18, in conjunction with Global Recycling Day.
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