Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 6670

Beverage Containers: Litter

Tabled: 4 October 2024

Answered: 10 October 2024

Named Day

Question

Sarah Dyke

Liberal Democrat — Glastonbury and Somerton

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an estimate of the number of (a) polyethylene terephthalate plastic bottles, (b) glass bottles and (c) metal beverage containers littered annually in the UK.

Answer

Mary Creagh

Across the UK, it is estimated that approximately 4 billion plastic and 2.5 billion metal drinks containers are not recycled every year – a significant amount being littered. Once the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) for drinks containers is introduced, the De...

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