Bottles: Deposit Return Schemes
Commons · Question 12736 · Tabled 5 Nov 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 12 Nov 2024
Question
Asked by Ruth Cadbury
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department have taken to introduce a Deposit Return Scheme for plastic bottles.
Answer
Answered by Mary Creagh, 12 Nov 2024
This Government is committed to delivering the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) for drinks containers in October 2027, as agreed with the devolved governments of the UK, and in accordance with the Joint Policy Statement published in April 2024. We plan to la...