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Deposit Return Schemes

Commons · Question 78665 · Tabled 10 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 17 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Charlotte Nichols

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she expects the deposit return scheme to be operational.

Answer

Answered by Mary Creagh, 17 Oct 2025

The Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) for drinks containers will launch in October 2027 across England, Northern Ireland and Scotland. Welsh Government are consulting on their DRS scheme and working to align their implementation timetable with the rest of the U...