The city is a step closer to implementing its own Producer Responsibility Scheme. Experts at the launch of impact documentary WASTED in Hong Kong said the city’s beverage container return rebate was a good starting point
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Strong political will is instrumental in ensuring the success of ‘polluters pay’ mechanisms, including solutions such as deposit return schemes and mixed waste sorting, say industry players.
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Recycled plastic has trust issues. Better traceability systems are needed to weed out fraud from the post-consumer plastic trade and fairly reward the people who collect trash for a living.
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The city-state's drinks container return scheme has been pushed back – the latest in a series of delays. Industry sources point to Coca-Cola being instrumental in stalling an Extender Producer Responsibility scheme that aims to improve Singapore's poor plastics recycling rate.