An extra 15c-25c has been added to the price of bottles and cans.
Money invested in the deposit return scheme would have been better spent on anti-littering campaigns.
That's according to former Fine Gael Senator from Westmeath, Gabrielle McFadden, who says it won't make much of a difference.
The scheme includes an increase of 15c to 25c on bottles and cans, with the aim of returning them and getting the money back - but only on items with the specific return marking.
Ms McFadden says she doesn't think people will bother going back to use the reverse vending machines:
Irish Prisons “Still Miles Away” From Tackling Drug Use - Former Prison Governor
Teachers Say They Feel Ignored Ahead Of Potential October Strike Action
Man Who Kicked Ex-Partner In Car Travelling Through Midlands Appears In Court
Missing Man's Boat Found On Midlands Lake
Laois Village Facing Water Disruption Today
Offaly School Fundraising For Astro Turf Pitch In Memory Of Ashling Murphy
Gardaí Searching For Missing Man On Midlands Lake
Enterprise Minister Downplays Government's Ability To Help On Home Heating Oil