Glass: Deposit Return Schemes
Commons · Question 125380 · Tabled 10 Apr 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 15 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Sarah Dyke
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how glass containers subject to a 0p deposit under the Deposit Return Scheme in Wales between 2027-2031 will be identified as (a) separate to packaging obligated for Extended Producer
Answer
Answered by Mary Creagh, 15 Apr 2026
Following the launch of the DRS in Wales in October 2027, glass drinks in scope of DRS sold into Wales will fall out of the packaging EPR system and no longer have household recycling fee obligations. Instead, they will be captured by the Welsh Government...