All Deposit Return Systems articles
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NewsSupermarkets back first whole-town trial of digital deposit return scheme
Companies running the trial, which is also backed by major suppliers including Nestlé and Danone, are expecting around 250,000 product returns during the period
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Deposit return scheme administrator CSL faces collapse after funding pulled
The supermarkets and suppliers behind CSL had hoped the body could serve as a model for the rest of the UK
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Comment & Opinion
The DRS debacle is a wake-up call: industry, not government, must lead the way
Industry has been warning for years the scheme was rushed and likely to be immensely costly, says Ewan MacDonald-Russell, deputy head of the Scottish Retail Consortium
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Comment & Opinion
Will the deposit return scheme’s new 2025 target be hit?
The big question this week was not whether Scotland’s pioneering DRS would be delayed, but if the new deadline can possibly be hit
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Deposit return scheme shelved until at least October 2025
The Scottish government met with representatives from industry earlier today in talks which put the final nail in the coffin of the proposed launch in March next year
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‘D Day for deposit return scheme’ as axe could fall in next 48 hours
First minister Humza Yousaf wrote to prime minister Rishi Sunak on Friday, giving him until the end of today to back Scotland’s plan for an “all in” system
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Comment & Opinion
Lobbying for less sustainability legislation is dangerous game
Having convened three meetings in three weeks, you would think the government knew better
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News
UK urged to lead on global plastics treaty amid DRS meltdown
Campaigners are urging government to push for ambitious measures at the talks in Paris this week
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Soft drink suppliers pull support for 2024 Scottish DRS launch
BSDA says only sensible move now is for a UK-wide deposit return scheme to be delayed until at least October 2025
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DRS ‘dangling by a thread’ as Sunak calls for it to be dropped
The PM said the landmark scheme would limit choice and add to food inflation
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Retailers and suppliers lining up 'huge' DRS compensation claims
Humza Yousaf has admitted he expects businesses to demand tens of millions in compensation if the UK’s first deposit return scheme is declared unviable
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Comment & Opinion
As ministers look to strengthen industry ties, DRS looks dead in the water
Lorna Slater’s bombshell announcement that DRS could bite the dust within 13 days left representatives from companies installing reverse vending machines visibly shaken
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DRS just days from possible collapse, admits Scottish government
Minister Lorna Slater said that talks to try to salvage DRS were taking place at the “highest possible level”
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Retailers could halt soft drink deliveries due to DRS dispute
Sources told The Grocer such a move would be ’catastrophic’ for the rollout of DRS
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Tesco calls for DRS delay and joint action on soft plastic
Tesco has removed more than two billion pieces of plastic from its business since launching its 4Rs – Remove, Reduce, Re-use, Recycle – packaging strategy in 2019
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Category Report
Does Scotland’s DRS have a future? Soft drinks category report 2023
New first minister Humza Yousaf has pushed the scheme back to 2024. Are even more changes of plan on the cards?
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DRS delay: companies call for tens of millions in compensation
Companies are demanding compensation after the plans were shelved for a third time
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Comment & Opinion
Let’s use Scotland’s DRS delay to avoid ‘omnishambles’ of separate schemes
It’s looking like a fair bet we’ll never get to see 20p deposits on drinks containers in the UK
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Scotland’s deposit return scheme: industry reacts to delay
The launch of the UK’s first deposit return scheme (DRS) has been delayed until at least 1 March next year
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Deposit return scheme delayed until next year
First minister Humza Yousaf told Scottish parliament the move would give businesses extra time to prepare for the introduction of the scheme
