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The UK Deposit Return Scheme: Clear as glass, or clear as mud?

13th January 2026

Deposit Return Scheme / glass / plastic

News

EU invests €6m in piloting a deposit return scheme for textiles  

13th January 2026

Deposit Return Scheme / Europe / textiles

News

Students win CIWM Hackathon with circular deposit return scheme for clothing

18th November 2025

CIWM / Deposit Return Scheme / textiles

News

Welsh Government withdraws from UK Deposit Return Scheme

18th November 2024

Deposit Return Scheme / glass / Wales

News

UK government sets 2027 target for Deposit Return Scheme launch

25th April 2024

Defra / DRS / packaging

Video

What is a Digital Deposit Return Scheme and is it feasible?

14th February 2024

Deposit Return Scheme / digital DRS

News

Ireland’s deposit return scheme goes live

2nd February 2024

aluminium / Deposit Return Scheme / Ireland

News

BRC calls for UK deposit return schemes to be aligned across all nations

30th January 2024

British Retail Consortium / Deposit Return Scheme / Extended Producer Responsibility

News

Aluminium sector “does not support” digital deposit return scheme

2nd November 2023

aluminium / Alupro / Deposit Return Scheme

Briefing Paper

Deposit return scheme for drinks containers – CIWM position statement

21st August 2023

Circular Economy / Deposit Return Scheme / Extended Producer Responsibility

News

Scottish deposit return scheme delayed until 1 March 2024

18th April 2023

Circular Economy / Deposit Return Scheme / Scotland

Opinion

Scotland’s Deposit Return Scheme: ‘Catastrophic’, ‘Reckless’ and ‘Economic Carnage’

14th April 2023

Deposit Return Scheme / packaging / Scotland

News

UK government could block Scotland’s deposit return scheme

13th March 2023

Deposit Return Scheme / Scottish Government / Single-Use Plastic

News

Deposit return scheme for England, Wales and NI set for 2025

20th January 2023

Defra / Deposit Return Scheme / drinks bottles

News

UK Government urged to keep glass out of its Deposit Return Scheme

17th January 2023

collections / Deposit Return Scheme / Recycling

News

Slater confirms Scotland’s deposit return scheme “will go live” in 2023

16th December 2022

Deposit Return Scheme / DRS / Scotland

News

Polytag tests viability of Digital Deposit Return Schemes in “world-first” trial with Ocado Retail

28th November 2022

Deposit Return Schemes / Ocado / Recycling

Feature

Deposit Return Schemes and the case for “digital”

2nd September 2022

digital DRS / local authorities / Recycling

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