Article 67ZQ4 Plastic bottle deposit return scheme finally looks set to start in England

Plastic bottle deposit return scheme finally looks set to start in England

by
Sandra Laville Environment correspondent
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Campaigners say long delay is adding to pollution and not including glass will break manifesto pledge

The launch of a long awaited deposit return scheme for plastic bottles in England is expected to be announced by the government.

Five years after Michael Gove first promised to bring it in, it is understood ministers will on Friday give the go-ahead for a deposit return scheme (DRS) that will not include glass, according to a report in the Grocer magazine.

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