The ‘Cash for plastic’ deposit return scheme, for recycling drinks bottles, has been delayed to 2027 – almost a decade after it was initially proposed.
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Deposit return scheme trial shows public ‘open’ to scheme
Organisers of a trial digital deposit return scheme (DDRS) in Wales say the results show it is a “convenient” and “simple” solution.
Polytag teams up with DDRS Alliance for UK digital deposit return scheme
Polytag has undertaken DDRS trials with the likes of Ocado and The Co-op while DDRS Alliance ran a 16-week DDRS trial in Brecon, Wales.
Deposit Return Scheme: delaying until 2028 ‘makes a mockery’ of UK government
Work on the government’s problematic Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) has been “halted”, with the project currently expected to be delayed until 2028, ten years after it was first announced.
Coca-Cola and PepsiCo urge Sunak not to scrap deposit return scheme
Coca-Cola and PepsiCo have written an open letter to prime minister Rishi Sunak urging him not to scrap the deposit return scheme.
Defra rules out supermarket calls for deposit return scheme pilot
The department for environment, food and rural affairs (Defra) has ruled out supermarket calls for deposit return scheme pilots.
UK deposit return scheme could be delayed until 2026 in fresh blow
The UK deposit return scheme (DRS), which was anticipated to begin October 2025 start date could be pushed back yet further to 2026.
Deposit return scheme: Polytag offers cost-effective alternative
The proposed deposit return scheme needs to offer consumers flexibility as well as alternatives that are cost-effective and efficient, say Polytag.
Deposit return scheme to cost retailers £1.8bn a year
The deposit return scheme is set to cost retailers £18.8 billion a year from 2025, ten times the amount officials previously claimed.
Buxton mineral water joins digital deposit return scheme trial in Wales
Nestlé’s Buxton natural mineral water brand has joined the first digital deposit return scheme trial in Brecon, Wales.