Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 5329
Bottles: Deposit Return Schemes
Tabled: 11 September 2024
Answered: 7 October 2024
Question
Wendy Morton
Conservative — Aldridge-Brownhills
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of the introduction of a bottle deposit and return scheme in England.
Answer
Mary CreaghThis Government is committed to delivering the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) in October 2027, as agreed with the devolved Governments of the UK, and in accordance with the Joint Policy Statement published in April 2024. The DRS will reduce litter, increase ...
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