Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 88086
Deposit Return Schemes
Tabled: 4 November 2025
Answered: 13 November 2025
Question
Sarah Gibson
Liberal Democrat — Chippenham
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 in 2027.
Answer
Mary CreaghThe Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) for drinks containers will launch in October 2027 across England, Northern Ireland and Scotland. Earlier this year UK DMO were appointed as the deposit management organisation for the schemes in England, Northern Ireland an...
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