Singapore drinks container polluters-pay initiative pushed to 2026 'at request of beverage producers'

Published on August 1, 2024

A scheme operator, newly-licensed and run by a consortium of producers, will have to ensure that over 1,000 return points for emptied bottles and cans are set up islandwide before the new start date.

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