Singapore BCRS tightens checks after video shows can-scan refund trick
What's new: The operator recalibrated machines and said suspicious returns can be traced through logs, CCTV and fraud-detection tools.
Singapore's beverage-container return operator tightened safeguards after a viral video appeared to show a man repeatedly scanning one eligible can while feeding other containers into a reverse vending machine. BCRS Ltd said it has worked with return-network operators to recalibrate the Return Right machines and will keep strengthening controls. The company said its 1,300 machines are backed by digital transaction logs, 24-hour CCTV and fraud-detection technology, and that anomalous patterns can be referred to the authorities. Under the scheme, consumers pay a 10-cent deposit on drinks and get it back through EZ-Link or DBS PayLah! when they return eligible cans or bottles marked with the deposit logo.