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The deposit return scheme machines at Lidl's Clonshaugh store in Dublin
Irish consumers can now return empty drinks bottles and cans in exchange for money off their supermarket shop - yet plans for such a system in the UK have been dogged by dither, delay, and disruption
At its root, it's a very simple idea. Once you're done consuming the contents of your plastic bottle or can, simply bring the empty container to your local supermarket, and pop it into a dedicated vending...
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