Gove urged not to limit bottle deposit scheme to small containers
by Rowena Mason Deputy political editor from Environment | The Guardian on (#49BHH)
Environment secretary may target drinks of under 750ml in deposit return scheme
Michael Gove has been urged not to water down plans to give people money back for recycling plastic bottles and cans, after consulting on whether to target small drink containers only.
The environment secretary will confirm on Monday that he is pressing ahead with the new "deposit return" scheme for cans and bottles made of plastic and glass, as well as a tax on some plastic packaging.
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