European Commission

Proposal for a revision of EU legislation on Packaging and Packaging Waste
30 Nov 2022

DRS News

GOV.UK Press Release (20 Jan 2023)

Deposit Return Scheme for drinks containers moves a step closer

A new cash incentive system, placing deposits on drinks bottles and cans, will boost recycling from 2025.

GS1 UK – DRS Report

A critical juncture for DRS in the UK

Biffa (7 Feb 2023)

60 jobs created in £7.7m DRS project in Aberdeen

Site will handle some of the billions of drinks containers collected through the scheme.

DRS Consultation

DEFRA

Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs
Introducing a Deposit Return Scheme in England, Wales and Northern Ireland
https://consult.defra.gov.uk/environment/consultation-on-introducing-a-drs/

GOV.UK

Consultation outcome
Introducing a Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) in England, Wales and Northern Ireland: Executive summary and next steps
Updated 22 August 2019
https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/

Parliament

Deposit Return Scheme – 22 May 2022
Glass bottles not to be included across England, VAT to be charged.
https://www.parallelparliament.co.uk/debate/2022-05-26/commons/commons-chamber/deposit-return-scheme

Scotland

Zero Waste Scotland – Deposit Return Scheme

Details of the Scottish DRS
Planned to go live in August 2023.
Delayed by Westminster until October 2025 at the earliest, glass to be removed from the scheme.
https://depositreturnscheme.zerowastescotland.org.uk/

Legislation

The Deposit and Return Scheme for Scotland Regulations 2020
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2020/154/contents/made

Ireland

Re-Turn – Irish Deposit Return Scheme

Launched Feb 2024 and now live.
https://re-turn.ie/

Digital Deposit Return Schemes

re-universe :: Reward4Waste

Digital DRS scheme trialled in Northern Ireland (2020/21)
https://re-universe.com/reward4waste-a-digital-deposit-return-scheme/