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CNA checks at Dakota, Serangoon, Choa Chu Kang and Jurong found no retailers carrying beverage containers with the deposit mark \u2013 including NTUC FairPrice outlets, Giant outlets, minimarts and drink stalls at coffee shops and hawker centres.<\/p>\n
Some refrigerators stocking canned and bottled drinks displayed stickers informing customers of the S$0.10 deposit.<\/p>\n
A Cold Storage spokesperson said its outlets would transition fully to the new containers by July, adding that internal systems have been updated and staff trained. FairPrice Group similarly said its systems were updated and ready for beverages under the BCRS.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Minimarts and drink stalls told CNA they were unsure when the new beverages would arrive, as it depended on their suppliers.<\/p>\n
Mr Thameem Mohamed, an employee at Shop N Save Mini-Mart in Jurong East Street 21, said containers with the deposit mark are set to arrive next month. The minimart will add a 10-cent charge to drinks at that point.<\/p>\n
The store has about 120 canned drinks in existing stock to clear. If unable to do so, the beverages will have to be thrown out, said Mr Thameem.<\/p>\n
Ms Aileen Ng of Yeo Express Grocery Mart in Choa Chu Kang said the store was waiting for suppliers to bring in the new batches of drinks. She would then need to scan and register the new barcodes into the store’s system.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“A lot of work just to get 10 cents”, Ms Ng said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n