{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_x427u5wvhywpaqnip6ma","title":"Over 2,000 apply for BCRS grace period; 85% of processed applications approved: NEA","title_en":null,"outlets":1,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/over-2-000-apply-for-bcrs-grace-period-85-of-processed-applications-x427u5wvhy","count":1,"items":[{"id":"n_x427u5wvhywpaqnip6ma","seq":613171,"kind":"article","title":"Over 2,000 apply for BCRS grace period; 85% of processed applications approved: NEA","url":"https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/bcrs-grace-period-applications-approved","summary":"Over 2,000 owners of neighbourhood convenience stores, family-run provision shops, and non-profit organisations (NPO) have applied for a grace period — till Oct 31 — to clear their remaining stock of non-Beverage Container Return Scheme (BCRS) labelled beverages.Providing an update on Tuesday (Sept 29) after applications opened on Sept 18, the National Environment Agency (NEA) stated that it has received over 2,000 applications as of 9am on Sept 29.It added that the…","published":"2026-09-29T07:35:20Z","seen":"2026-09-29T08:12:38Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-asiaone-com-1d00a8","name":"asiaone.com","domain":"asiaone.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q4806322","name":"AsiaOne","type":"website","designations":["media company","website"]}},"via":"kite-asiaone-com-1d00a8","topics":["asia"],"authors":["Sean Ler"],"entities":[{"id":"Q134496757","name":"Beverage Container Return Scheme","type":"org"},{"id":"Q1860746","name":"Nea","type":"org"}],"mentions":2,"story":"st_x427u5wvhywpaqnip6ma","category":"economy-business","category_p":0.5699999928474426,"sentiment":"positive","tone":0.44999998807907104,"political":0.2199999988079071}]}