More than 5.6m containers collected so far via Deposit Return Scheme

A deposit return point in Dublin. To locate the nearest deposit return point, individuals can visit the Re-turn 'Where To Return' map. Picture: Sam Boal/RollingNews.ie

Almost one million drink containers were returned last weekend as part of the Re-turn deposit scheme, bringing the total number of containers collected to more than 5.6m since its launch on February 1.

Some 3.6m drink containers were returned within the first 10 days of March alone, breaking the record for February, where only two million were returned.