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Beverage Containers: Deposit Return Schemes

Commons · Question 6669 · Tabled 4 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 10 Oct 2024

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Asked by Sarah Dyke

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential environmental benefits of including (a) PET plastic bottles, (b) glass bottles and (c) metal beverage containers within the proposed

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Answered by Mary Creagh, 10 Oct 2024

The Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) for drinks containers across all four nations will include single-use drinks containers from 150ml to 3 litres. In England and Northern Ireland, materials included in DRS are polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic, steel,...