Glass deposits to drive reuse?

Driving refills - Photo by Picture Poet on Unsplash

When the UK’s long-awaited deposit return scheme (DRS) for drink containers finally arrives in October 2027, Wales will be doing something slightly different.

Westminster has granted Wales permission to depart from UK-wide consistency on glass containers – a notable development in a policy process that has spent years trying to align the four nations. 

It raises an interesting question: is Wales in fact piloting the right thing, for the right reasons? Will the measures in Wales enable and indeed drive refill schemes?

Glass has been the most contentious material throughout the DRS saga – from the early policy debates through to negotiation and implementation.

Read more in our exclusive article for Circular Online.

“I still carry Wales around in me”

Tom Jones, 2002

Go Dutch - glass deposit return and refill in the Netherlands (original image by Stuff4Life)

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