May 21, 2021 CPREâs 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 âtinkering around the edges of [a] broken waste and recycling systemâ, after Englandâs plastics bag charge was increased to 10p ($0.14). Despite accepting that the increased carrier bag charge is a welcome introduction, CPREâs Tom Fyans lambasted the Government for a pattern of slow progress. âProgress to halt the flow of plastics and waste into our countryside has been painfully slow â it’s taken three years just to amend the plastics bag charge â a pattern of slow progress thatâs all too familiar,â he commented. âNow, the Government looks set to endlessly consult on a Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) rather than getting on with it.