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Singapore’s 10-Cent Drink Deposit Scheme Goes Live as Marked Containers Prove Scarce

A six-month transition will delay most refunds, with marked containers reaching shelves gradually.

Singapore Launches ReturnRight.sg Ahead of Beverage-Container Deposit Scheme Rollout

Japan Moves to Add Four Lithium-Ion Battery Devices to Recycling Law From FY2026

Mexico City Creates Waste Agency, Mandates Three-Stream Sorting Starting Jan. 1, 2026

WA to Add Wine and Spirit Bottles to Containers for Change from July 1, 2026

Mexico City Launches 'Basura Cero' With Collection-by-Day Sorting to Halve Landfilled Waste by 2030

Ahmedabad Named Cleanest Million-Plus City as India Revamps Swachh Survekshan Framework

UK Confirms 2027 Launch for Nationwide Plastic and Metal Recycling Scheme