From April 1, Singapore’s Beverage Container Return Scheme kicks in with consumers paying a refundable 10-cent deposit on bottled and canned drinks. With more than 1,000 reverse vending machines rolling out across the island, the goal is clear: boost recycling rates and cut contamination.

But with a transition period, rejected bottles, and questions around convenience, how smoothly will this shift in behaviour play out? And what will it take for the system to actually work at scale?

Ang Qing, Correspondent at The Straits Times (covering environment & sustainability) joins the Breakfast Show.