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The Welsh government is joining Polytag, Conwy County Borough Council, and Wrap to trial the digital deposit return scheme in Colwyn Heights, Conwy.
Householders will be provided with a set of bottles tagged by Polytag, which they will scan when placing in their recycling containers, using a free app. The bottles will also be scanned upon collection by Conwy County Borough Council’s household waste recycling team. For each bottle scanned at either end of the process, householders will receive a digital token worth 20p, which will then be donated to raise funds for the local primary school.
Lesley Griffiths, the minister for environment, energy and rural affairs, said: “Measures such as these will allow a more flexible system for consumers than having to return items such as bottles or containers themselves, and will link in well with existing infrastructure already in place at the household recycling collection systems run by local authorities.
“By taking advantage of new technologies, we can move closer on our route to a circular economy – and I look forward to seeing the results of the trial once it has taken place.”
The four-week trial – the first of its kind in Wales – is due to start in the spring.
