Glass and Plastic Deposit Return Scheme
2020-02-06
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The Government committed to introducing a deposit return scheme in their manifesto to incentivise recycling of plastic and glass. Grahame Morris questions the timeline and specifics of the scheme.
When does the Minister plan to introduce a deposit return scheme for (a) glass and (b) plastic, and what are the details of this initiative?
In our manifesto, the Government committed to introducing a deposit return scheme to incentivise recycling of plastic and glass. We aim to introduce this scheme from 2023 with details including types of drinks containers being developed in further consultations under the Environment Bill.
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