Ciaran Foley News Today

Festival-goers and sports fans attending some of the biggest events this summer are being asked to donate their drinks bottles and cans to charity.

The operators of the Deposit Return Scheme are advising shoppers to return their empty bottles and cans midweek to avoid weekend queues.

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May’s total return figures exceed the first three months of the scheme combined with 75 million drinks containers returned.

May’s total return figures exceed the first three months of the scheme combined with 75 million drinks containers returned.

Some 50 million containers are expected to be returned to retailers this month

There are over 2,300 operational reverse vending machines now accessible across the country…

Nearly one million drinks containers were returned last weekend as part of the Deposit Return Scheme, bringing the total to over 5.6 million since it launched.

There are over 2,300 operational reverse vending machines now accessible across the country…

There are over 2,300 operational reverse vending machines now accessible across the country