Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 6669

Beverage Containers: Deposit Return Schemes

Tabled: 4 October 2024
Answered: 10 October 2024
Named Day

Question

Sarah Dyke

Liberal DemocratGlastonbury and Somerton

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential environmental benefits of including (a) PET plastic bottles, (b) glass bottles and (c) metal beverage containers within the proposed

Answer

Mary Creagh
The Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) for drinks containers across all four nations will include single-use drinks containers from 150ml to 3 litres. In England and Northern Ireland, materials included in DRS are polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic, steel,...

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