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Public remains steadfast in their call for Deposit Return Schemes

The Marine Conservation Society has shared the results of a public survey which shows the continued support of the public for Deposit Return Schemes (DRS). In England, 77% of adults said they supported the scheme and in Wales, 72% of adults were in support. The charity surveyed the public’s opinion of a DRS in 2017, finding similarly […]

MPs call for consistent Deposit Return Scheme across UK

MPs call for consistent Deposit Return Scheme across UK Share The government is eyeing the introduction of a DRS in 2024 | Credit: Morrisons Plastic bottles, glass, and cartons should all be recyclable through deposit return schemes across the four UK nations, Environmental Audit Committee argues Deposit return schemes to encourage recycling should be consistent throughout the UK, and their scope should be expanded to take cartons as well as plastic bottles. That is the recommendation of the Environmental Audit Committee of MPs, which today confirmed it has responded to the government s consultation on proposals to introduce a deposit return scheme (DRS) in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland from 2024 with a call for Ministers to ensure the scheme is interoperable throughout the UK.

Plastics progress painfully slow : CPRE | Plastics in Packaging

May 21, 2021 CPRE’s Tom Fyans has accused the UK Government of endlessly consulting on a Deposit Return Scheme The campaigns and policy director of a UK countryside charity has accused the Government of “tinkering around the edges of [a] broken waste and recycling system”, after England’s plastics bag charge was increased to 10p ($0.14). Despite accepting that the increased carrier bag charge is a welcome introduction, CPRE’s Tom Fyans lambasted the Government for a pattern of slow progress. “Progress to halt the flow of plastics and waste into our countryside has been painfully slow – it’s taken three years just to amend the plastics bag charge – a pattern of slow progress that’s all too familiar,” he commented. “Now, the Government looks set to endlessly consult on a Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) rather than getting on with it.

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