BRC Responds to UK Government’s Decision on Wales ‘Breakaway’ DRS

INCLUDING GLASS IN DEPOSIT RETURN SCHEME ADDS COST AND COMPLEXITY FOR RETAILERS IN WALES

The Welsh Government have been given the green light to press ahead with plans to introduce its own Deposit Return Scheme in Wales, which includes glass. The UK Government has granted the Welsh Government an exemption to the Internal Markets Act, which allows them to go ahead with a deposit return scheme that diverges from that being introduced in England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. Under the Welsh scheme, glass containers will be included …

Wales Given ‘Green Light’ On Glass Exemption In DRS

The UK government has confirmed that Wales will be allowed to include glass in its deposit return scheme (DRS), with a transitional period running until 2031. The decision allows Wales to proceed with a DRS that differs from the glass-free (more…) The post Wales Given ‘Green Light’ On Glass Exemption In DRS appeared first on KamCity.

Wales secures Internal Market Act exclusion to include glass in

UK Government grants Welsh DRS an exclusion from Internal Market Act market access principles, allowing glass bottles to be included alongside plastic and metal containers from October 2027, with a four-year transition period before deposits apply to glass. News Materials Plastic Packaging Glass Metal Industry Equipment Suppliers Packaging Producers Retailers Waste Management Compliance Schemes Government Devolved Governments Reso…

Wales can use glass in deposit return scheme, UK says

The UK government has signed off on Wales' request to allow glass to be part of the country's own deposit return scheme (DRS).

Wales granted permission to include glass bottles in DRS

The complexities implicit in devolved governments are writ large upon the forthcoming Deposit Return Scheme, which will now see glass bottles included in the Welsh DRS, unlike the schemes that will run in Scotland, England, and Northern Ireland.

Glass bottle returns permitted under Welsh DRS

Internal markets dispute cleared up for Wales scheme The UK Government has permitted Wales to include glass bottle returns as part of the country’s upcoming deposit return scheme. THE Welsh Government has been given the green light to include glass bottle returns as part of its own deposit return scheme (DRS). The UK Government has permitted the Senedd an exemption to the Internal Markets Act which has allowed them to go ahead with a DRS that is…