Deposit return scheme set to 'boost recycling rates and reduce litter'

Ossian Smyth and Re-Turn's Ciaran Foley launch the deposit return scheme. Picture: Julien Behal

The introduction of the deposit return scheme (DRS) will get bottles and cans "off our roadsides and beaches", a Government minister has said.

The scheme was officially launched yesterday, with the appearance of reverse vending machines (RVMs) at thousands of retailers across the country.