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International support for deposit return

Posted on 28/03/2023 (28/03/2023) by Eleanor Young

INTERNATIONAL NGOS COME TOGETHER TO SUPPORT SCOTLAND’S DEPOSIT RETURN SYSTEM APRS media release Under embargo for 00.01, 27th March 2023

NGO letter to Secretary of State

Posted on 08/03/2023 (08/03/2023) by Eleanor Young

NGOS ACROSS UK WARN SECRETARY OF STATE AGAINST “LEGAL QUICKSAND” APRS media release Under embargo for 00.01, 8th March 2023

Campaigners welcome commitment to DRS

Posted on 01/03/2023 (07/03/2023) by Kat Jones

Two billion drinks containers, more than 90% of the annual total volume of eligible products, are now included in the DRS scheme. Climate campaigners say that this must end calls for another delay of the long-planned scheme.

Join our litter survey!

Posted on 28/02/2023 (28/02/2023) by Kat Jones

Help us gather litter data before and after the Deposit Return launch in Scotland to show the impact this circular economy initiative will make!

New data from Europe

Posted on 22/02/2023 (28/02/2023) by Kat Jones

New data from Slovakia and Latvia, the two most recent countries to launch deposit return systems, shows that modern deposit systems like Scotland’s, due to launch in August this year, are successful and expanding.

Deposit Return: costs of delay

Posted on 20/02/2023 (28/02/2023) by Kat Jones

In six months time, on August 16th, the Scottish deposit return scheme for drinks cans and bottles will launch, some 867 days after the original launch date of 1st April 2021, and campaigners are urging MSPs to unite against yet more delay.