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2.8 billion containers recycled as part of Sweden’s DRS in 2024

25th March 2025

aluminium / Deposit Return Scheme / PET

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Ireland’s DRS collects 900 million bottles and cans in its first year

3rd February 2025

Deposit Return Scheme / Plastic bottles / reuse

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New returnable cup scheme launches in Glasgow

29th January 2025

Deposit Return Scheme / Hubbub / reuse

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DRS legislation comes into force ahead of DMO appointment

27th January 2025

Defra / Deposit Return Scheme / Northern Ireland

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DRS regulations pass in Parliament after supermarket pushback

22nd January 2025

Circular Economy / Deposit Return Scheme / Recycling

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Supermarket bosses ask Defra for DRS delay

21st January 2025

British Retail Consortium / Defra / Deposit Return Scheme

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Exclusive: Wales’s withdrawal from UK-wide DRS explained

12th December 2024

Defra / Deposit Return Scheme / Wales

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Defra commits to three-country DRS excluding Wales

21st November 2024

Defra / Deposit Return Scheme

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Mixed response to Wales’s withdrawal from UK-wide DRS

21st November 2024

Deposit Return Scheme / Extended Producer Responsibility / Simpler Recycling

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Welsh Government withdraws from UK Deposit Return Scheme

18th November 2024

Deposit Return Scheme / glass / Wales

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DRS confirmed to go live in October 2027 after start-date confusion

6th November 2024

Defra / Deposit Return Scheme

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63% believe PM is no more committed to environment than Conservatives

24th October 2024

Circular Economy / Deposit Return Scheme

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Glass will not be an in-scope material for England and NI’s DRSs

14th October 2024

Defra / Deposit Return Scheme / Glass Packaging

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73% of Britons want DRS for all drinks containers before 2027

20th September 2024

Aluminium Packaging / Alupro / Deposit Return Scheme

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Over 500m containers returned since launch of Ireland’s DRS

17th September 2024

Circular Economy / Deposit Return Scheme / Ireland

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Creagh hints at DRS legislation as pub industry criticises pEPR

6th September 2024

British Beer and Pub Association / Deposit Return Scheme / Extended Producer Responsibility

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Circular Economy Minister says DRS to launch before Oct 2027

1st August 2024

Defra / Deposit Return Scheme / Drinks Packaging

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Environmental campaigners call for Defra to prioritise DRS

25th July 2024

Defra / Deposit Return Scheme / Keep Britain Tidy

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