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Consultation of Deposit Return Scheme (DRS)

The UK Government is currently consulting on a new deposit return scheme to be implemented in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. This consultation is primarily aimed at:

  • Businesses that produce, sell or import drinks in single use containers.
  • Organisations involved in the management and recycling of packaging waste including local authorities, waste management companies, brokers and exporters and UK reprocessors.
  • Packaging compliance schemes.
  • Other organisations such as professional and membership organisations, NGOs, consultants and charitable/voluntary bodies who have an interest in packaging and how packaging waste is managed in the UK.
  • The public.

For more information and your chance to respond, click here.

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