Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 6781

Litter: Deposit Return Schemes

Tabled: 4 October 2024

Answered: 10 October 2024

Question

Deirdre Costigan

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of a deposit return scheme on levels of (a) litter and (b) public disamenity caused by litter; and if he will make an estimate of th

Answer

Mary Creagh

Across the UK, it is estimated that approximately 4 billion plastic and 2.5 billion metal drinks containers are not recycled every year – a significant amount being littered. Once the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) for drinks containers is introduced, the De...

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