Singapore’s beverage container return scheme has been battered with criticisms. Why do we need it?新加坡的饮料容器回收计划饱受诟病。我们为什么需要这项计划？
Singapore's Beverage Container Return Scheme offers a 10-cent incentive, but is facing complaints. We explore the backlash, SME costs and our recycling crisis. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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The scheme could help to improve Singapore’s low domestic recycling rates.
Published Nov 03, 2026, 10:00 AM
Updated Nov 03, 2026, 10:00 AM
Blue recycling bins filled with non-recyclable trash have become a common sight around Singapore. This contamination has resulted in poor domestic recycling rates in the country, as food and liquid waste thrown into the commingled bins taints the other recyclables.
To overcome this challenge, the National Environment Agency on Oct 1 fully implemented its Beverage Container Return Scheme (BCRS) to ensure that plastic bottles and cans are segregated for recycling. But this initiative has also been plagued with complaints.
In this episode, host Audrey Tan chats with Ang Qing and Shabana Begum, environment correspondents at ST, on whether these criticisms are warranted, and whether Singapore should continue pushing ahead with the scheme.
Highlights (click/tap above):
2:31 The BCRS scheme in a nutshell; observations on the ground
6:00 Why we need this 10-cent incentive at this stage?
7:55 Why Singapore needs this scheme now
9:11 Why the blue bin scheme is not sustainable given poorer habits in Singapore
11:05 Is 10 cents enough of an incentive to Singaporeans? Why BCRS is worth persevering with
13:00 Observations of current and various recycling operations in Singapore
13:56 Not ideal conditions: Seeing discarded syringes among recyclables
15:35 “Completely different”: Shabana’s experience at a BCRS sorting facility
17:25 “When the public sorts things properly upstream, it makes things easier down the line”: Qing
18:25 Challenges, little-known behind-the-scenes additional costs SME retailers face
23:25 Is 10 cents enough of an incentive for the public in general?
25:35 Should more drinks be worked into the BCRS scheme? Such as glass bottles
26:15 Media reports about side hustles using the BCRS scheme: Controversial?
29:55 2026 stats show Singapore disposed a record amount of trash
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该计划有助于提高新加坡国内较低的回收率。
发布于2026年11月3日上午10:00
更新于2026年11月3日上午10:00
在新加坡，装满不可回收垃圾的蓝色回收箱已屡见不鲜。这种污染导致该国的家庭垃圾回收率低下，因为扔进混合垃圾桶的食物和液体垃圾会污染其他可回收物。
为了应对这一挑战，国家环境局于10月1日全面实施了饮料容器回收计划（BCRS），以确保塑料瓶和易拉罐得到分类回收。但这项举措也饱受诟病。
在本期节目中，主持人 Audrey Tan 与《海峡时报》环境记者 Ang Qing 和 Shabana Begum 讨论了这些批评是否合理，以及新加坡是否应该继续推进该计划。
亮点（点击/轻触上方）：
2:31 BCRS方案概述；地面观测
6:00 为什么我们在这个阶段需要这10美分的奖励？
7:55 为什么新加坡现在需要这项计划
9:11 鉴于新加坡不良的生活习惯，蓝色垃圾桶计划为何不可持续
11:05 10分钱对新加坡人来说足够有吸引力吗？为什么BCRS值得坚持？
13:00 观察新加坡当前各种回收作业
13:56 情况不理想：在可回收物中发现废弃注射器
15:35 “截然不同”：沙巴娜在BCRS分拣中心的经历
17:25 “当公众在上游把事情处理好，后续的事情就会容易得多”：青
18:25 中小零售商面临的挑战和鲜为人知的幕后额外成本
23:25 10美分对普通民众来说是否足够具有激励作用？
25:35 是否应该将更多种类的饮料纳入BCRS计划？例如玻璃瓶装饮料？
26:15 媒体报道利用BCRS计划从事副业：引发争议？
2026年29:55的统计数据显示，新加坡处理垃圾的数量创下历史新高。
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