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South Wales Argus
4 days ago
- Business
- South Wales Argus
Deposit return scheme for Wales moves closer
Deputy first minister and cabinet secretary for climate change and rural affairs Huw Irranca-Davies has been talking to the drinks industry, retail and materials sectors, environmental organisations, and the UK government-appointed Deposit Management Organisation, among others about the importance of a DRS which delivers benefits for Wales. He said: "Wales has a proud record of leading the way on recycling and our DRS is being developed to build on and not detract from this success. "We are focused on ensuring it will complement the collective efforts households, businesses, local authorities, and industry partners have made across Wales. In doing so, we are drawing on the world's best schemes, where reuse is already delivering real-world benefits for businesses and consumers alike. I am grateful for the positive and constructive collaboration we have with industry, which is helping to shape the scheme in a way that is both ambitious and practical. "While Wales has remained consistent with the previously agreed UK-wide approach, I have listened carefully to industry's concerns about the risks that come about as a consequence of there no longer being a single approach that works for the whole of the UK."
Yahoo
27-01-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Paid recycling is coming to the UK - here's how it will work
British people will be paid to recycle plastic and metal bottles and cans under a new bottle-return scheme set to come into force in 2027. The British scheme mirrors successful ones in 50 other countries including Germany and Sweden, where members of the public pay a deposit on drinks bottles, which is then refunded when bottles are turned in for recycling. In England, Northern Ireland and Scotland, consumers buy an estimated 30 billion single-use drinks containers each year – including 12 billion plastic drinks bottles and 13 billion drinks cans. Around 6.5 billion single-use drinks bottles and cans per year go to waste rather than being recycled, and many of these are littered. Research from the Marine Conservation Society found that 97% of surveyed beaches were polluted with drinks-related items in 2023. Under the Deposit Return Scheme, buyers of soft drinks will be charged a small fee when they buy disposable bottles. This fee is then returned when the bottle is handed in at a designated collection point. Collection points will be at public places like supermarkets. Such schemes tend to be very successful in persuading people to recycle bottles, with the materials then used to be recycled into new drinks containers. The average return rate for European countries with a DRS is 90%, according to environmental group global eNGO Reloop. In Germany, the return rate is 98%. The DRS will be introduced in October 2027 in England and Northern Ireland. Scotland is working on its own version of a DRS scheme. The legislation came into force this week, allowing for the appointment of the scheme administrator – known as the Deposit Management Organisation – in April 2025. This will be a not-for-profit, industry-led body responsible for the administration and day-to-day running of the scheme. Most small bottles and cans that people would buy in a shop will be affected. Anything from 150ml to three-litre single-use drinks containers made from plastic and metal will be included in the scheme. Read moreRecycling - the mistakes you are probably making
