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TIL the container deposit scheme won't take crushed cans.
Which is beyond stupid. Why can’t I crush most of a six pack or case and leave one to scan the barcode? I also thought there were supposed to be vending machine type things at supermarkets. Certainly not local to me.
yeah none of the ones near me are at major transportation / foot traffic hubs
Me neither. It would make sense to have one in the carpark of First Choice Liquor imo.
Car park is my first recycling memory. Weird domes, glass only, split by colour. And no refund.
Shopping centre carpark. Cash 4 cans. My sister's 18th. 1989. $3.30 pocket money.
meanwhile I've got three within walking distance - including outside a woolies
I can walk to one, but won’t want to with a bulky load of uncrushed tins. Will go head to head challenge with @CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone On jingly bins. Not doing that for a kilometre.
Ah tin cans. No challenge.
gotta be able to read the barcode.
Depending on where you are, there may be an app that lets you check eligibility on the fly
I expect that it needs to read a barcode or some other ID to recognise if the container is eligible for refund? Just my guess. This is the kind of info government should explain, so people understand the reasons and don’t waste their time crushing cans.
I had just bought a soft drink can crusher THEN heard how the container deposit scheme wants them uncrushed for the barcode to be read.
Oh well. I still have a crusher..
My local recycling joint (in WA) takes them crushed. The technology exists. Are the recyclers in Victoria privately operated like the ones here are?
The big joints that go by weight take crushed, but are not keen on domestic quantities. This new return paid by individual item scheme is actually asking us to do loads of work to get 10c back. I’ll probably be largely still using the yellow bin. My down time is worth more.
Here is our recycling machine thingy separating cans and plastic bottles. Caution: these places are loud.
That is a fun looking smashy bashy! Would wear my cancelling plugs and attempt.
The kids love doing this. I've trimmed them out of the video, but the full video shows them jumping with exitement. They come away with about $20ea from these excursions.