Drinks covered by Singapore’s Beverage Container Return Scheme (BCRS) will be sold without the usual 10-cent deposit inside Circuit Park during this year’s Singapore F1 Grand Prix.
The race weekend runs from 9 to 11 October 2026 at the Marina Bay Street Circuit.
Exemption Covers Circuit Park Drink Sales
The National Environment Agency (NEA) has waived deposit collection for race promoter Singapore GP and the food and beverage vendors it authorises to sell regulated drinks within Circuit Park, according to the agency’s response to AsiaOne.
NEA said the event’s timing, shortly after the BCRS became fully operational on 1 October, helped inform its decision. It also considered the event’s size and nature.
The scheme began on 1 April 2026, with a six-month transition period that ended on 30 September.
Empty Bottles Should Go Into Recycling Bins
Singapore GP’s food and beverage webpage carries a notice explaining that drinks in PET plastic bottles sold within Circuit Park will not attract the deposit.
The organiser asks visitors to place the empty bottles in the recycling bins provided around the venue.
Singapore GP will also send visitors information through SGP app notifications on 9 October, and NEA said notices would be placed at food and beverage outlets and SGP Grid Bars.
How The Deposit Usually Works
Under the normal BCRS arrangements, a refundable 10-cent deposit applies to pre-packaged drinks in plastic or metal containers holding between 150ml and three litres.
Eligible containers carry a deposit mark. Consumers can recover the deposit by returning them empty to a Return Right reverse vending machine, which collects the containers for recycling.
There is also a separate arrangement for dine-in customers at outlets participating in the Return Right F&B Scheme.
Those outlets do not charge customers the deposit when they retain the containers for collection. They can serve drinks in cups or glasses, or give customers the containers on the understanding that these will be left behind after the meal.
