Wales will press ahead with its own deposit return scheme to encourage recycling as it looks to include glass bottles, the Welsh government has announced.



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No date for bottle returns as Welsh government exits UK scheme

Wales will not join UK-wide scheme for bottles and cans, meaning it will come later than 2027.

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Deputy First Minister Huw Irranca-Davies announced the decision on Monday afternoon.

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Welsh Government pulls out of four-nation deposit return scheme

Wales will press ahead with its own deposit return scheme as it looks to include glass bottles, the Welsh government has announced. Talks had been ongoing between the UK government and the devolved administrations to establish the schemes in conjunction with one another. Under the plan, which has already been introduced in several European countries, […]

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The Welsh Government will create a deposit return scheme for Wales, after pulling out of a UK-wide approach which did not include glass bottles, it…

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Welsh Government pulls out of UK deposit return scheme

Glass bottles The Welsh Government will plough ahead with plans to launch its own deposite return scheme, the Deputy First Minister has announced. Talks had been ongoing between the UK ministers and devolved administrations to establish initiatives that could work with one another. It will see customers receive some money back for returning empty bottles. The previous UK government ruled that glass would not be included in its own deposit return…

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Wales to launch its own deposit return scheme despite row over glass

The Welsh Government will create a deposit return scheme for Wales, after pulling out of a UK-wide approach which did not include glass bottles, it has announced. England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland had been working towards a long-planned scheme for drinks containers, which was due to come into force in October 2027. Under the plan, which the UK Government’s Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) has been developing s…

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Hospitality groups have expressed concern that the Welsh government wants to go it alone with its own deposit return scheme (DRS).    “Wales is already ranked second in the world for recycling,” said deputy first minister Huw Irranca-Davies. “It places us in a unique position of implementing a scheme into an already high recycling nation. “That means that to develop a DRS that will deliver benefit to Wales necessitates an approach which looks be…

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Wales set to launch its own deposit return scheme - Beer Today

Deputy First Minister Huw Irranca-Davies announced the decision on Monday afternoon.  The Welsh Government will create a deposit return scheme for Wales, after pulling out of a UK-wide approach which did not include glass bottles, it has announced. England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland had been working towards a long-planned scheme for drinks containers, which was due to come into force in October 2027. Under the plan, which the UK Gover…

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News from Wales The Welsh Government will move ahead with a Deposit Return Scheme that delivers for Wales,... The post Deputy First Minister Huw Irranca-Davies confirms plans for a Deposit Return Scheme for Wales appeared first on News from Wales.

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Deputy First Minister Huw Irranca-Davies confirms plans for a Deposit Return Scheme for Wales

The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has raised serious concerns in response to the Welsh government’s decision to create its own Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) specifically for Wales, instead of delivering a UK wide scheme. In a written statement published today (18 November), deputy first minister… This story continues at Separate DRS in Wales will cause ‘confusion and disruption’, warns ACS Or just read more coverage at Talking Retail

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Wales to form own deposit return scheme to encourage recycling - after glass bottles row

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