Member

Noble Lords will be relieved to know that I have reached my last page. It is suggested that the deposit might vary for different materials and sizes of containers. That would be another area of complexity for consumers. What research has been done to see how well that would be received by consumers? On deposits, I assume that if I do not return my lemonade bottle to the return point but put it in my kerbside recycling, the shop keeps the deposit. That is okay; it is my fault and my loss. I think the Minister has the same green bags on her side of Cumbria as I do. It is a big enough hassle sorting out everything for kerbside collection every two weeks, let alone lugging bags of it to Sainsbury’s, Markey’s, Aldi or wherever. People in towns and villages in the countryside do not every day pop past shops with return points where they can drop off a few bottles and cans every time. It requires an expedition with a car and big bags of bottles and cans.