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The Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee report on this matter makes it clear that there need to be reciprocal return arrangements across the country. Other countries manage to operate deposit schemes for glass, so why is it so difficult for us here in the UK? If the Government are determined that glass should be part of the extended producer responsibility scheme, they will have done research on what percentage of glass is likely to be recycled under EPR, as opposed to the DRS. Reliable examples of the percentages of DRS will be available from those European countries that already operate glass DRS. Defra’s response to the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee indicates: