'Good morning 10 cents': Man says day of collecting bottles, cans earned him about $80 from Tampines BCRS machine
For some, empty drink bottles and cans are trash. For one man, they could be worth a little extra cash.A TikTok user recently shared a video of himself feeding bottles and cans into a Beverage Container Return Scheme (BCRS) return machine in Tampines.Posted by TikTok user johnsaudio on Saturday (Sept 5), the video showed him taking the containers out of a large trash bag before inserting them into the machine.Several large bags filled with bottles and cans could be seen surrounding him as he worked through his haul."Good morning, 10 cents," he captioned the video.In the comments, he said he had collected almost $80 worth of returns.The video drew largely supportive reactions, with some users saying there was nothing wrong with collecting discarded containers for the deposit refunds.One commenter wrote that since "people are so lazy to return them", those willing to go the extra mile to collect them should be allowed to earn from the returns.Another encouraged him not to feel ashamed, saying that "nothing is wrong" with collecting the containers to make some money while recycling.