15 Jun 2023 --- Wales has vowed to proceed with its plans for a deposit return scheme (DRS) by 2025, regardless of the UK government’s refusal to exclude glass from Scotland’s DRS plans, which were postponed for a third time last week due to industry fears that an exception in one nation would lead to unfair pricing and trade barriers throughout the country. DRS schemes will establish a payback method for plastics, paper, aluminum, steel and glass packaging items to boost recycling rates. Scotland’s plans were far ahead of those in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and had included glass until ministers in London blocked glass materials from the plans.
