Wales exits plan for UK-wide deposit return recycling scheme

Michael Holder
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The Welsh Government confirms Wales will not take part in any eventual UK-wide deposit return scheme for recycling drinks containers, blaming over post-Brexit devolution and trade rules

Hopes of establishing an interoperable UK-wide deposit return scheme (DRS) to help consumers recycle their used drinks containers have suffered another major blow, after the Welsh Government yesterday...

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