Plastic bottle deposit return scheme finally looks set to start in England
by Sandra Laville Environment correspondent from Environment | The Guardian on (#67ZQ4)
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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