Biffa’s Journey to Circularity report outlines interventions at all points in the plastic supply chain to lessen waste and improve the environment.
‘Cash for plastic’ deposit return scheme delayed to 2027
The ‘Cash for plastic’ deposit return scheme, for recycling drinks bottles, has been delayed to 2027 – almost a decade after it was initially proposed.
Polytag teams up with DDRS Alliance for UK digital deposit return scheme
Polytag has undertaken DDRS trials with the likes of Ocado and The Co-op while DDRS Alliance ran a 16-week DDRS trial in Brecon, Wales.
Coca-Cola boss says DRS delay means UK risks becoming ‘dirty man of Europe’
Coca-Cola’s bottling partner has called for clarity on the UK’s DRS, with the project currently delayed until 2028, a decade after it was announced.
Deposit Return Scheme: delaying until 2028 ‘makes a mockery’ of UK government
Work on the government’s problematic Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) has been “halted”, with the project currently expected to be delayed until 2028, ten years after it was first announced.
UK food and drink industry calls for ‘world-beating’ EPR and DRS
The Food and Drink Federation is urging the government to implement a producer-led EPR scheme by the end of the next parliamentary term.
Lidl launches first-of-its-kind bottle return scheme
Lidl has become the first supermarket to launch a deposit-free bottle return scheme trial in Glasgow.
Coca-Cola and PepsiCo urge Sunak not to scrap deposit return scheme
Coca-Cola and PepsiCo have written an open letter to prime minister Rishi Sunak urging him not to scrap the deposit return scheme.
Defra rules out supermarket calls for deposit return scheme pilot
The department for environment, food and rural affairs (Defra) has ruled out supermarket calls for deposit return scheme pilots.
UK deposit return scheme could be delayed until 2026 in fresh blow
The UK deposit return scheme (DRS), which was anticipated to begin October 2025 start date could be pushed back yet further to 2026.
