Beverage Containers: Litter
Commons · Question 6670 · Tabled 4 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 10 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Sarah Dyke
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an estimate of the number of (a) polyethylene terephthalate plastic bottles, (b) glass bottles and (c) metal beverage containers littered annually in the UK.
Answer
Answered by Mary Creagh, 10 Oct 2024
Across the UK, it is estimated that approximately 4 billion plastic and 2.5 billion metal drinks containers are not recycled every year - a significant amount being littered. Once the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) for drinks containers is introduced, the De...