Policy paper

Deposit Return Scheme for drinks containers: policy statements

Update on Deposit Return Schemes for drinks containers across the UK.

From:
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Published
25 April 2024

Documents

Deposit Return Scheme for drinks containers: joint policy statement

HTML

Deposit Return Scheme: glass drinks containers UK government policy statement

HTML

Details

The first policy statement provides an update on the drinks containers Deposit Return Schemes across the UK. It is a joint policy statement from the: 

  • UK government 
  • Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs of Northern Ireland 
  • Scottish Government 
  • Welsh Government 

The second policy statement sets out the UK government position on glass drinks containers in the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) in England, and the position regarding the UK Internal Market Act 2020.

A Written Ministerial Statement was laid in Parliament on 25 April 2024.

Published 25 April 2024