Beverage Container Return Scheme

Singapore's National Environment Agency has exempted the Singapore Grand Prix 2026 Circuit Park from collecting the 10-cent deposit under the Beverage Container Return Scheme. The exemption means drinks sold within the circuit park area during the event will not carry the refundable deposit. It is a practical carve-out for the Formula 1 race weekend, and the scheme otherwise requires retailers and vendors to charge and refund deposits on covered beverage containers.

Singapore's Beverage Container Return Scheme recorded a 98 percent on-the-spot refund rate in September, Sustainability Minister Grace Fu told Parliament. The figure covers refunds processed at reverse vending machines and retail points under the scheme, which requires deposits on drink bottles and cans. Discussion is unfolding alongside questions about scheme rules and exemptions around the Singapore Grand Prix period.