A 10 HK cents rebate per plastic bottle will be offered to people who return drinking containers under a proposed mechanism to encourage recycling. A three-month consultation on a producer responsibility scheme for plastic beverage containers began yesterday and a pilot scheme on the 10-cent rebate rolled out by the Environmental Protection Department. Certain retail stores selling plastic beverage bottles will serve as collection points to enable returns. "The plastic beverage containers collected will then be supplied to local recyclers for proper recycling, turning the containers into marketable recycled materials," a spokesman for the department said. The machines will provide an instant rebate of 10 HK cents via an e-payment platform such as the Octopus card for every plastic container returned.

Source: The Standard February 22, 2021 19:07 UTC