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You and Yours: Student Money Mules, Gin Bottles, Refillable Food Packaging

24/09/2021

Student Money Mules, Gin Bottles, Refillable Food Packaging

BBC Radio 4 - You and Yours, Student Money Mules, Gin Bottles, Refillable Food Packaging

Have you thought about selling your empty gin bottles?

Have you thought about selling your empty gin bottles? They could be worth more than you think!

As students head off to university, some may be worried about their finances, but they should beware of get rich quick schemes. Fraudsters are targeting students to become money mules to move money around for them, which is illegal. We hear from Humberside Police which is trying to raise awareness of the problem at Hull University, and from Ed Fisher, Nationwide's Head of Fraud who have surveyed students.  Nearly a third said they'd be happy to transfer money for someone else. 

Lasting Power of Attorney applications may be moving online.  They grant permission for someone else to manage your finances and welfare.  It's a very serious undertaking and the agreement currently requires a witness.  There are concerns that moving the process online will lead to fraud and put vulnerable adults at increased risk. We hear from the Law Society about their concerns, and what's being proposed.

Britain's biggest supermarket, Tesco has launched a pilot project which could change the way many shoppers re-use packaging.   Customers pay a deposit which is refunded when the container is returned. The scheme, run in partnership with the recycling company Loop, is currently being trialled at ten Tesco stores. We hear from Loop's chief executive officer in the US, Tom Szaky.

Have you ever thought about selling your empty gin bottles? They could be worth more than you think!  We hear from Richard Quelch from Lifestyle Packaging about the most popular gin bottles being resold online.  Some of them go for up to a third of the original purchase price, to be made into vases, lamps and candlesticks. 

Presenter: Peter White 
Producer: Miriam Williamson

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