What is the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) in Ireland

TrueCommerce makes it easy to comply with the mandatory EDI changes affecting drinks manufacturers, wholesalers and distributors.

On this page you will find more information about the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) and how your business can ensure compliance.

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The Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) is an initiative by the Irish government designed to reduce waste by encouraging recycling. The scheme will give financial incentives to consumers to return drinks containers, such as bottles and cans.
In practice, the Deposit Return Scheme requires people to pay an additional fee for their drinks containers. This extra charge will be refunded when they return the empty bottles, cans and other containers to designated collection points.
Retailers will pay a deposit on containers they sell which will be passed on to the consumer when they buy. Then, when the consumer returns the product, they will receive their deposit back, either through cash or an electronic transfer.

Ireland will introduce the new Deposit Return Scheme in February 2024. To ensure compliance with the new initiative, we recommend drinks manufacturers, wholesalers and distributors begin the process of becoming compliant as soon as possible.

Because the initiative targets drinks containers, any manufacturer selling drinks containers will need to add an additional field into their EDI invoice message to accommodate the new process. Without this updated EDI message, drinks manufacturers will not be able to trade with their customers.

All Irish retailers have already started implementing their new processes, and here at TrueCommerce, we have worked directly with our core Irish retailers to accommodate the changes.

Drinks manufacturers and other bottle suppliers don’t need to worry. As integration experts with extensive market experience, TrueCommerce has been working on and preparing for this initiative since its inception. To discuss how you can ensure compliance with the new invoicing processes required by Irish retailers, reach out to us today to get started.

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