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Deposit Return Schemes

Commons · Question 86440 · Tabled 29 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 3 Nov 2025

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Asked by Martin Wrigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent progress she has made towards the introduction of the Deposit Return Scheme in 2027.

Answer

Answered by Mary Creagh, 3 Nov 2025

The Deposit Return Scheme for drinks containers will launch in October 2027 across England, Northern Ireland and Scotland. Earlier this year, the UK Deposit Management Organisation Ltd were appointed to operate the schemes in England, Northern Ireland and...