Ministers flooded with Re-turn complaints from consumers and retailers

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Ministers flooded with Re-turn complaints from consumers and retailers
EnvironmentEamon RyanGreen Party
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A group of preschoolers were among those who recently contacted ministers about issues with the controversial scheme, which Re-turn claims has the support of 74 per cent of the public

Government politicians continue to be bombarded with complaints regarding the deposit return scheme despite claims by the operator that 74 per cent of people now support the recycling initiative.

READ MORE: Government told four years ago that deposit return scheme would result in bin-charge hikes In a message sent directly to Mr Ryan’s own website, one complainant neatly summarised how the scheme operated: "If in a shop I pay extra for cans, I have to bring them back to a shop to get my money back. That’s stuiped ."

He wrote that this had given "an unnecessary advantage" to big retailers and put smaller operators at risk of closure.

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