A new analysis by Reloop has highlighted a significant reduction in beach litter from drinks bottles in areas where a Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) is implemented. Published in June, the analysis draws on data from the International Coastal Cleanup, covering over 80 countries. Titled Littered with Evidence, the report found that the proportion of drinks...
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World Environment Day 2025 – Working together to end plastic pollution
Dean Willshee, Managing Director of Willshee’s Waste and Recycling This year’s World Environment Day (June 5th) focuses on ending plastic pollution, highlighting the growing urgency to rethink how we produce, use and dispose of plastic. In the UK, around five million tonnes of plastic waste are discarded every year, with nearly half of it coming...
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Labour Government to roll out DRS ahead of 2027 schedule
The new Labour Government has announced its intention to implement the long-awaited deposit return scheme (DRS) ahead of the scheduled date in October 2027. Mary Creagh, the Minister responsible for the circular economy, confirmed the decision, stating: “This government is committed to creating a roadmap to a zero-waste economy – a future where we keep...
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Environmental campaigners call for Defra to prioritise DRS
Environmental campaigners are calling on the Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs (Defra) to prioritise the implementation of a comprehensive deposit return scheme (DRS). At a Nature 2030 and Keep Wales Tidy Parliamentary event, Liberal Democrats House of Lords Defra Spokesperson Baroness Cathy Bakewell emphasised the importance of having the DRS in place by...
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Veolia recycle 2022 FA Cup Final banner into drawstring bags and sports bibs
The London FA and the UK’s leading resource management company, Veolia, have donated recycled bibs and drawstring bags made from the 2022 FA Cup Final recycled pitch cover to local youth football clubs to support the London FA’s green developmental activities. Veolia and the Football Association (FA) teamed up in 2022 to promote sustainability by...
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UK Government delays bottle recycling scheme to 2027
The Government has postponed the launch of its bottle recycling scheme once again until 2027. The scheme, which involves paying small cash amounts for plastic bottles or used cans, was first proposed in 2018. Environmental minister Robbie Moore has admitted that the initial target date of October 2025 was too ambitious. The delay is due...
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Recycling alone won’t solve the plastic pollution crisis, says ISB Global
Recycling is not enough by itself to solve the global plastic pollution crisis and governments, businesses and consumers themselves must change how they use and dispose of plastic, according to CHRIS WILLIAMS, founder and CEO of ISB Global, the UK-based software and solutions provider for the global waste management and recycling sector. In this featured post,...
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The Recycling Association: NAO report shows need to kick on with EPR and Consistency and ditch DRS
The Recycling Association has said that the National Audit Office (NAO) report on resources and waste reforms shows that Defra needs to get on with implementing Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and Consistency of Collection. But The Recycling Association believes that the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) should be abandoned in its current guise to get on...
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Scotland delays Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) until March 2024
In his first policy announcement since taking over from Nicola Sturgeon, Humza Yousaf, Scotland’s First Minister, announced the Scottish Government’s flagship recycling policy, the deposit return scheme (DRS), will be delayed until 1st March 2024, providing extra time for businesses to get ready. A package of measures, Yousaf said, would also be put in place...
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UK government confirms plans for drinks containers deposit scheme
A new cash incentive system, placing deposits on drinks bottles and cans, will boost recycling from 2025. Recycling plastic bottles and drink cans is set to be easier for tens of millions of people thanks to a new deposit return scheme, Environment Minister Rebecca Pow announced last week. New plans set out in a consultation...
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