Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 78665

Deposit Return Schemes

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 17 October 2025

Question

Charlotte Nichols

LabourWarrington North

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she expects the deposit return scheme to be operational.

Answer

Mary Creagh
The Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) for drinks containers will launch in October 2027 across England, Northern Ireland and Scotland. Welsh Government are consulting on their DRS scheme and working to align their implementation timetable with the rest of the U...

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