Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 89983
Bottles: Plastics
Tabled: 11 November 2025
Answered: 19 November 2025
Question
John Whitby
Labour — Derbyshire Dales
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that (a) all plastic bottles sold in the UK are fully recyclable and (b) 100 per cent of such bottles are recycled by 2030.
Answer
Mary CreaghThe Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) is coming to England, Northern Ireland, and Scotland in October 2027 and will focus on increasing recycling and reducing littering. A new organisation called UK Deposit Management Organisation Ltd (UK DMO) will run the sche...
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