Excited to find BCRS logo on drinks in JB? They're likely not eligible for return here due to different barcodes在JB看到饮料上有BCRS标志很兴奋？但由于条形码不同，这些饮料可能无法在这里退货。
Fancy bringing your drink bottles back from Johor Bahru to recycle for some extra cash at the Beverage Container Return Scheme (BCRS) machines in Singapore?Turns out it's unlikely that you can, even if the bottles have the BCRS mark on them.On Thursday (Oct 1), the SG News Warehouse Sale & Events Facebook page shared photos of 1.5-litre cola bottles in...
Fancy bringing your drink bottles back from Johor Bahru to recycle for some extra cash at the Beverage Container Return Scheme (BCRS) machines in Singapore?
Turns out it's unlikely that you can, even if the bottles have the BCRS mark on them.
On Thursday (Oct 1), the SG News Warehouse Sale & Events Facebook page shared photos of 1.5-litre cola bottles in Johor Bahru with the BCRS logo on them.
"Will admin make some money from BCRS if buy from JB?" the post pondered. "RM2.60 (S$0.80) only, but have to bring back to Singapore to claim 10 cents unless have BCRS bin [here]."
Though it appeared to be a steal, netizens pointed out that the bottles would likely be ineligible to return in Singapore as they started with a 955 barcode, while those that the BCRS machines accept start with 888.
The labels on the bottles also state that they are products of Malaysia.
According to the website of GS1 Malaysia, the country's branch of the Global Standards Body (GS1) that issues barcodes on products, it is the only authorised GS1 barcode issuer in Malaysia, giving out barcodes that begin with 955.
Meanwhile, GS1 Singapore states on its website that it allocates barcodes beginning with the prefix 888.
On top of that, the BCRS website states in its guide for retailers that new barcodes were issued for bottles eligible for return on top of the BCRS deposit mark, meaning it is unlikely those sold elsewhere will qualify.
However, a user claimed on the Facebook post: "I've been returning 955 bar code cola bottles without any issue for two weeks at least. But I bought them from Shopee and the seller charged 10 cents (extra) per bottle."
In response to queries by Lianhe Zaobao, BCRS stated that it could not assess whether individual products qualify for refunds without verifying the specific barcode and product information.
But they emphasised that the refund system only applies to eligible beverages sold in Singapore.
想不想把从新山带回来的饮料瓶拿到新加坡的饮料容器回收计划（BCRS）机器上回收，赚取一些额外的现金？
事实证明，即使瓶子上有 BCRS 标志，你也不太可能做到。
周四（10 月 1 日），SG News Warehouse Sale & Events Facebook 页面分享了在柔佛新山发现的印有 BCRS 标志的 1.5 升可乐瓶的照片。
“如果从新山购买，管理员能从BCRS赚点钱吗？”帖子问道。“只需2.60令吉（0.80新元），但必须带回新加坡才能获得10分钱的返利，除非你有BCRS的存根。”
虽然看起来很划算，但网友指出，这些瓶子可能不符合新加坡的退货条件，因为它们的条形码以 955 开头，而 BCRS 机器接受的条形码以 888 开头。
瓶子上的标签也表明它们是马来西亚产品。
根据 GS1 马来西亚分公司（全球标准组织 (GS1) 的马来西亚分支机构，负责在产品上发布条形码）的网站介绍，它是马来西亚唯一获得授权的 GS1 条形码发布机构，发布以 955 开头的条形码。
与此同时，GS1 新加坡在其网站上表示，它分配的条形码以 888 为前缀。
此外，BCRS 网站在其零售商指南中指出，除了 BCRS 押金标记外，符合退还条件的瓶子还发放了新的条形码，这意味着在其他地方出售的瓶子不太可能符合退还条件。
然而，一位用户在 Facebook 帖子中声称：“我至少两周以来一直在退 955 条形码可乐瓶，没有任何问题。但我是从 Shopee 上买的，卖家每瓶额外收取 10 分钱。”
针对《联合早报》的询问，BCRS表示，在不核实具体条形码和产品信息的情况下，无法评估个别产品是否符合退款条件。
但他们强调，退款制度仅适用于在新加坡销售的符合条件的饮料。