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 Creagh
This 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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