Reverse vending machine planned for Lanarkshire supermarket

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A Lanarkshire supermarket has submitted plans for the installation of a reverse vending machine.The new machine at ALDI in Cumbernauld will support the Scottish Government Deposit Return Scheme.This scheme puts a 20p deposit on the price of all drinks purchased in single-use containers.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android This is then refunded when the container is returned to a reverse vending machine.With a 90 per cent return rate predicted by 2025, the scheme will be the first of its kind in the UK.Plans have been submitted to North Lanarkshire Council ahead of the scheme launch in 2023.It is thought that this will see 34,000 fewer plastic bottles littered each day across Scotland and 76,000 additional tonnes of litter recycled each year.Locals have been having their say on the new initiative.One Facebook user said: "These are in every supermarket all over Germany.

It's really effective."People even leave their bottles out so old guys can go round and collect them to get a little cash."Another wrote: "We used to return glass bottles to shops all the time, you used to collect them to take back and get another bottle of juice or a sweetie, but they stopped it when they encouraged you to buy plastic bottles."And a third added: "Won't work if you access your 20p back from the machine outside with the