UK: Views sought on reward/return schemes drinks containers

The UK government has issued a call for evidence on reward and return schemes for drinks containers. More than 8 million tonnes of plastic are discarded into the world’s oceans each year and up to 80% of this is estimated to have been originally lost or discarded on land before washing out to sea. Plastic bottles are a particular concern - with figures showing just 57% of those sold in the UK in 2016 collected for recycling.
The Environment Secretary has now asked organisations and individuals to share their views on the advantages and disadvantages of different types of reward and return schemes for plastic, metal and glass drinks containers (News Item GOV.UK, 2 October 2017).
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