All Deposit Return Systems articles – Page 2
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NewsEnvironmental plans could add to price pressure, warns Aldi boss
’It’s about working with government because no one disagrees with the aims,’ says Aldi CEO Giles Hurley
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Co-op trialling digital alternative to deposit return scheme
Retailer has joined forces with labelling experts Polytag to apply unique QR codes and UV tags to own-label water bottles
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Five major supermarkets call for deposit return scheme to be shelved
The move piles fresh pressure on the Scottish government to ditch its proposed 16 August start date
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Analysis & Features
Tesco chief Ken Murphy’s plea to the government
Ken Murphy has made three demands for government support
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News
Humza Yousaf urged to delay Scottish deposit return scheme until 2025
Environment secretary Thérèse Coffey told MPs yesterday she hoped Yousaf could be persuaded to abandon the 16 August deadline
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EPR: Thérèse Coffey urged to delay ‘blank cheque’ recycling plans
This week the leaders of the BRC, FDF and packaging umbrella body Incpen wrote a stinging 1,500-word letter to Coffey calling for ministers to “take the time needed”
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Comment & Opinion
As Sunak readies ‘Green Day’, food industry initiatives are a basket case
DRS is in danger of going down the drain, while EPR has been described as a ‘fiasco’
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Humza Yousaf urged to salvage Scotland's DRS or risk wasting £100m
A raft of manufacturers including AG Barr, Britvic and Coca-Cola urged the new leader to make the scheme a “top priority” as the new SNP leader
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Survey reveals ‘staggering’ lack of preparedness for Coffey’s packaging waste overhaul
The emergency government working group set up by environment secretary Therese Coffey is facing up to 800 unanswered questions from companies and trade bodies
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Coca-Cola and Hubbub pay for councils to roll out new ‘on the go’ recycling pilots
The trials will involve the rollout of colourful and eye-catching bins, targeted messaging and local partnerships to encourage behaviour change
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Risk of deposit return scheme chaos ‘stratospheric’ say supermarket bosses
A letter to ministers from the Scottish Retail Consortium predicts chaos in stores if the government pushes ahead with its plans for a 16 August rollout
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Deposit return scheme heading for chaos amid ‘astonishing’ opt out plans
Ministers held emergency negotiations with business leaders amid “astonishment” over suggestions thousands of smaller producers would be allowed to opt out
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Comment & Opinion
Scotland’s DRS looks sunk after Sturgeon’s departure. What now?
SNP politicians have turned on their own plan and signalled what could be curtains for the scheme in Scotland
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Deposit return scheme: UK government set to block Scotland’s rollout
The Scottish government and scheme administrators Circularity Scotland (CSL) held crisis talks with industry leaders on Friday in a bid to salvage the proposals
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Bottle return scheme could ‘fall apart’ within days
The deadline for producers to sign up to the scheme expires on 28 February and under the current plans, companies will lose their right to sell drinks unless they register
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DRS: producer upfront fees axed in £22m backtrack
The package is aimed at SMEs, who have previously voiced concerns about the impact of the scheme on their cashflows
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Category Report
How bottled water can escape the supply maelstrom: bottled water category report 2023
Amid record heat and logistical issues last summer, bottled water faced a supply crisis. Can the industry learn any lessons for 2023?
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Delay deposit return scheme or face chaos and price hikes, minister warned
Industry bodies have called for an 18-month suspension of plans for the UK’s first deposit return scheme
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DRS launch: Supermarket bosses hold ‘last chance saloon’ crisis talks with minister
Retail bosses said that without a “complete operational blueprint” by the end of this month, the scheme was destined for a disastrous start on 16 August
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Analysis & Features
Defra’s DRS plans: how will it work? And is it all sorted?
Glass is out, 2025 is the deadline and industry will run the scheme
