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On 18 February 2019, [[DEFRA]] published a consultation proposing the implementation of a [[Deposit Return Scheme]] ([[DRS]]) in England, in conjunction with the devolved administration in Wales and [[DAERA]] in Northern Ireland.

The proposal is to focus the DRS on drinks containers - glass bottles, plastic bottles and cans - with a deposit paid when a drinks container is purchased which is then redeemed when the consumer returns their empty drinks container to a designated return point. This has proven successful in other countries, particularly in Scandinavia and Germany, and the objective is to increase recycling and reduce the littering of drinks containers included in the scheme. <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/introducing-a-deposit-return-scheme-drs-for-drinks-containers-bottles-and-cans | Link to ,GOV.UK website]</ref>.

The proposal is to focus the [[DRS]] on drinks containers - glass bottles, plastic bottles and cans - with a deposit paid when a drinks container is purchased which is then redeemed when the consumer returns their empty drinks container to a designated return point. This has proven successful in other countries, particularly in Scandinavia and Germany, and the objective is to increase recycling and reduce the littering of drinks containers included in the scheme. <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/introducing-a-deposit-return-scheme-drs-for-drinks-containers-bottles-and-cans | Link to ,GOV.UK website]</ref>.

The first stage consultation responses were published in July 2019<ref>https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/826853/drs-consult-sum-resp1.pdf</ref> and the next steps were set out in August 2019 to:

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 On 18 February 2019, [[DEFRA]] published a consultation proposing the implementation of a [[Deposit Return Scheme]] ([[DRS]]) in England, in conjunction with the devolved administration in Wales and [[DAERA]] in Northern Ireland.
-The proposal is to focus the DRS on drinks containers - glass bottles, plastic bottles and cans - with a deposit paid when a drinks container is purchased which is then redeemed when the consumer returns their empty drinks container to a designated return point. This has proven successful in other countries, particularly in Scandinavia and Germany, and the objective is to increase recycling and reduce the littering of drinks containers included in the scheme. <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/introducing-a-deposit-return-scheme-drs-for-drinks-containers-bottles-and-cans | Link to ,GOV.UK website]</ref>.
+The proposal is to focus the [[DRS]] on drinks containers - glass bottles, plastic bottles and cans - with a deposit paid when a drinks container is purchased which is then redeemed when the consumer returns their empty drinks container to a designated return point. This has proven successful in other countries, particularly in Scandinavia and Germany, and the objective is to increase recycling and reduce the littering of drinks containers included in the scheme. <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/introducing-a-deposit-return-scheme-drs-for-drinks-containers-bottles-and-cans | Link to ,GOV.UK website]</ref>.
 The first stage consultation responses were published in July 2019<ref>https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/826853/drs-consult-sum-resp1.pdf</ref> and the next steps were set out in August 2019 to: