'Businesses are keen': Reports suggest recycling deposit return scheme to be announced within days

James Murray
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Defra poised to unveil new wave of plans to boost recycling rates, but campaigners warn any deposit return scheme has to be comprehensive

The government is poised to announce plans for a national deposit return scheme (DRS) in a bid to boost recycling rates for plastic bottles and potentially other forms of packaging, according to media...

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