Why the UK should abandon plans for a DRS recycling system

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Attempts to create a UK-wide deposit return scheme for recycling single-use drinks containers have been a disaster, argues the The Recycling Association's chief executive Paul Sanderson

The news that the Welsh Government is withdrawing from plans for a UK-wide deposit return scheme (DRS) should be taken as an opportunity to abandon the whole thing. A DRS would have been a good idea...

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