Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 86440
Deposit Return Schemes
Tabled: 29 October 2025
Answered: 3 November 2025
Question
Martin Wrigley
Liberal Democrat — Newton Abbot
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent progress she has made towards the introduction of the Deposit Return Scheme in 2027.
Answer
Mary CreaghThe Deposit Return Scheme for drinks containers will launch in October 2027 across England, Northern Ireland and Scotland. Earlier this year, the UK Deposit Management Organisation Ltd were appointed to operate the schemes in England, Northern Ireland and...
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