UK ‘committed’ to DRS after Wales withdraws - #bottles #depositreturnschemes #pet #plastics #packaging #innovation #technology #packagingdesign The UK government has vowed to press on with a deposit return scheme (DRS) despite the devolved nation of Wales pulling out of the nationwide initiative. The country’s Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) said a DRS in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland is planned to be in place by October 2027, after the Welsh government said it would create its own scheme. The new Labour government, however, appears to have rowed back from its initial plan of fast-tracking the DRS ahead of the 2027 deadline. In a statement issued last week, deputy First Minister for Wales Huw […] https://lnkd.in/eccQtZhf
