The UK's Deposit Return Scheme: Delays, devolution, and the case for going digital

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Devolved governments need to collaborate and recognise their shared ambition – and the shared benefits - of an integrated, well-designed DRS, writes Polytag CEO Alice Rackley

The UK's Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) has been besieged with delays since it was introduced in Defra's 2018 Resource and Waste Strategy as a credible way to address the linear nature of our packaging economy....

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