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Jennifer Zamparelli teams up with Re-turn to launch ‘Small Town, Big Difference’ New campaign aims to shine a light on

Charity Donation Option Set to Begin Rolling Out Across Reverse Vending Machines

Re-turn, the administrator of Ireland’s Deposit Return Scheme, is introducing a new optional charity donation feature that is set to

Re-turn Launches Online Community Initiative Map to Connect the Public with Local Fundraisers

Re-turn, the operator of Ireland’s Deposit Return Scheme, has launched its new Community Initiative Map available on Re-turn.ie, designed to

Ireland’s Deposit Return Scheme Reaches Major Milestone with 1 Billion Drinks Containers Returned

Re-turn, the operator of Ireland’s Deposit Return Scheme (DRS), is today celebrating the milestone of 1 billion drinks containers returned

Cork School wins Re-turn Award for Environmental Innovation at the 2025 BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition

The winners of the 61st BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition (BTYSTE) have been announced. The Re-Turn Award is presented by Head of Marketing & Communications Niamh Kelly to Cara McKeown, Fallon O'Brien and Faye Dunwell From: Regina Mundi College Cork for the project 'Assessing the effectiveness of the Deposit Return Scheme in reducing plastic waste in Cork'. Category: Biological & Ecological Stand: 5501

Three students from Regina Mundi College, County Cork, have won the inaugural Re-turn Award at the 2025 BT Young Scientist

‘Many happy returns!’ – Minister marks first birthday of the Deposit Return Scheme

The Minister for Climate, Environment and Energy, Darragh O’Brien TD, today celebrated the one-year anniversary of the introduction of the

900 Million Plastic Bottles and Cans Returned

Over 5 million plastic bottle and can returns recorded on a number of days in December Re-turn, the operator of

Irish Consumers Bring Back 750 Million Plastic Bottles and Cans before Christmas

28 November 2024: Re-turn, the operator of Ireland’s Deposit Return Scheme, today announced that over 750 million plastic bottles and

Cork Airport becomes first transport hub in Ireland to introduce reverse vending machines as part of Deposit Return Scheme

FREE REPO FOR PRESS: Cork City, Cork, Ireland. 12th November, 2024. Pictured with Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr. Dan Boyle were Brothers Elijah and Benjamin Chamness-Soper who were the first people to try out one of four new Re-turn reverse vending machines at Cork Airport. The new reverse vending machines have been installed at Cork Airport to allow passengers to return empty bottles and cans as part of the Deposit Return Scheme. Two of the four machines are charity reverse vending machines, at which users can donate their deposit to six Irish charities. Cork Airport is the first airport and transport hub in Ireland to introduce the Re-turn reverse vending machines. - Picture: David Creedon

Cork Airport to introduce Re-turn’s first charity Reverse Vending Machines. Airport has installed two charity reverse vending machines (RVMs) and

Now Irish recyclers can empty an entire bag of drink containers in seconds: introducing TOMRA R1

At the launch of the largest recycle machine in Newcastle Co Dublin were Peter Whelan Tomra, Emer Higgins Minister of State with responsibility for Business, Employment and Retail, Ciaran Foley CEO Re-Turn and Brian Kelly Spar Shop owner Pic © Michael Chester 087 8072295 info@chester.ie

The first multi-feed reverse vending solution in Ireland is now available at Kelly’s Spar Newcastle Global reverse vending leader