Over 7,000,000 bottles and cans returned to SuperValu and Centra stores in Meath

Over seven million bottles and cans have been returned to SuperValu and Centra stores in Meath through the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) since the scheme launched in February.

Over 125 million containers have been returned to SuperValu and Centra stores nationwide in the eight months since the scheme was introduced with stores in Dublin, Cork, Meath, Galway, and Kildare seeing the highest volume of returns within the SuperValu and Centra store network.

Thirty reverse vending machines are currently installed across SuperValu and Centra stores in Meath to ensure convenient returns across a range of locations for customers. SuperValu and Centra invested €28m in Reverse Vending Machines across their store network, installing 686 Reverse Vending Machines in 549 stores across all 26 counties in Ireland

Public engagement has surged in recent months, with more than 91 million containers returned since June alone nationwide, resulting in a return rate of over 95 per cent for that period. This rate indicates the proportion of containers returned through Reverse Vending Machines in SuperValu and Centra stores nationwide, relative to total container sales.