SINGAPORE - Beverage producers will receive a one-time grant of up to $2,500 to defray the cost of complying with the

beverage container return scheme

, which kicked in on Jan 20.

In a circular to all beverage producers on the same day, the National Environment Agency (NEA) said: “We recognise that the impact of this scheme varies across producers, depending on how products are processed and brought to market, as well as the total volume of production or imports.