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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.
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A 10-cent refund incentive (US$0.012) for residents who return their beverage containers is deemed inadequate, with at least half of the survey respondents signalling that the amount must be increased to at least five times the current rate.
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