Deposit Re-turn Scheme Recycling Bins
Helping Businesses, Schools, Universities, and Community Centres organise Recycling & Support the Circular Economy
Ireland’s Deposit Re-turn Scheme (DRS) is designed to reduce waste, promote sustainability, and support the circular economy by encouraging customers to re-turn plastic bottles and cans for recycling. While you may need to use barcoded bin bags for the final collection, our dedicated recycling bins provide an organised and efficient storage solution before processing. These bins help encourage correct recycling, as they are specifically designed with bottle and can apertures to reduce contamination.
Explore our range of plastic bottle and can recycling bins to create a clean, efficient, and sustainable recycling station for your business or institution, supporting a closed-loop recycling system.
Understanding Ireland’s Deposit Re-turn Scheme
The Deposit Re-turn Scheme (DRS) is an initiative in Ireland aimed at increasing plastic bottle and can recycling. When customers purchase a drink in a plastic bottle or aluminium/steel can, they pay a small deposit, which is refunded when they re-turn the empty container to a designated re-turn point.
How Businesses & Institutions Can Prepare for the Deposit Re-turn Scheme
To participate in the DRS, businesses and institutions need to provide clear and accessible collection points for plastic bottles and cans. While official barcoded bin bags must be used for re-turns, having dedicated bottle and can recycling bins helps:
Encourage correct disposal of bottles and cans
Reduce contamination by separating recyclables from general waste
Improve organisation before collection and re-turn
Maintain a cleaner and more sustainable environment
Our Range of Plastic Bottle & Can Recycling Bins
We offer a wide selection of dedicated recycling bins designed to support businesses and institutions in implementing an effective bottle and can collection system before final re-turn.
Available in various sizes, styles & capacities to suit different spaces
Designed with specialised apertures to prevent contamination
Suitable for retailers, producers, distributors, wholesalers, hospitality venues, and schools
Deposit Re-Turn Scheme Solutions for Schools & Universities: Supporting Sustainable Recycling Initiatives
For institutions like schools, where entry-level solutions may initially be required for the DRS, our range offers adaptable bins that can scale as their recycling programs grow. Our bins are ideal for both traditional and advanced recycling systems, helping educational establishments promote sustainability while integrating recycling into fundraising and awareness initiatives, educating students, and fostering sustainable habits early on.
Whether you need a compact indoor bin, a transparent option for security, or a high-capacity unit for busy environments, our range can help your business or institution facilitate efficient bottle and can recycling in line with the DRS.
For over 65 years, Glasdon has been committed to delivering sustainable waste management solutions. Our plastic bottle & can recycling bins help set up efficient and organised recycling stations, supporting the goals of the Deposit Re-turn Scheme.
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