Macey Harrison works for Jerome’s, which has several cafes and ice cream outlets in Bridlington. She said the deposit idea would offer “a great incentive”.
“The amount of rubbish that is left around here in summer – if anybody knew, especially the people that are struggling here, that you could get money or vouchers back, it would be so clean,” she added.
Lorraine Coates, an assistant manager at McDonald’s in the resort, said she thought “everyone” would be interested in a deposit-and-return scheme if “you get a bit of money back”.
“As a restaurant, we spend quite a lot of time litter picking. We care about the local community, so we do a lot ourselves. But it can be frustrating when people do drop litter,” she added.