Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 84426
Deposit Return Schemes
Tabled: 22 October 2025
Answered: 29 October 2025
Question
Dr Simon Opher
Labour — Stroud
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent progress she has made on the introduction of the Deposit Return Scheme.
Answer
Mary CreaghThe Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) for drinks containers will launch in October 2027 across England, Northern Ireland and Scotland. Earlier this year we appointed UK DMO as the deposit management organisation for the schemes in England, Northern Ireland and ...
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