Government ‘risks breaking manifesto pledge to deliver bottle deposit scheme’
by Rebecca Speare-Cole
Mar 13, 2024
2 minutes
The Government is at risk of breaking its manifesto commitment to deliver a flagship recycling scheme, a coalition of retailers, drinks producers and environmental groups have warned.
The Deposit Return Scheme (DRS), which would see consumers recoup a small deposit when they return single-use bottles and cans, has been in development in the Environment Department (Defra) since 2017 and
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