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Deposit Return Schemes

Asked by Charlotte NicholsLabourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 17 October 2025UIN 78665

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she expects the deposit return scheme to be operational.

Answered by Mary Creagh

The Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) for drinks containers will launch in October 2027 across England, Northern Ireland and Scotland. Welsh Government are consulting on their DRS scheme and working to align their implementation timetable with the rest of the UK for an October 2027 scheme launch.

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