Bottles: Deposit Return Schemes
Commons · Question 5329 · Tabled 11 Sep 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 7 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Wendy Morton
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of the introduction of a bottle deposit and return scheme in England.
Answer
Answered by Mary Creagh, 7 Oct 2024
This Government is committed to delivering the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) in October 2027, as agreed with the devolved Governments of the UK, and in accordance with the Joint Policy Statement published in April 2024. The DRS will reduce litter, increase ...