The deposit will be added to the price of the beverage and will be refunded when the empty bottle or can is returned at ...

Shoppers in England could soon be paying a deposit when they buy a bottle of water or can of fizzy pop. Environment secretary Michael Gove confirmed ministers would introduce a deposit return scheme ...

A new option could be on the cards for those returning bottles and cans via the Deposit Return machines in the new year. The ...

Canned and bottled drinks will come with an additional 10-cent charge under a new scheme which will be implemented from April ...

Bottle deposit schemes just got a major boost, thanks to a new analysis issued by thinktank Green Alliance. Communicated via an infographic, the analysis suggests that introducing deposit return ...

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Nearly three quarters of British consumers (74%) would be likely to return plastic bottles and aluminium cans under a Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) if they had to pay a deposit of just 10 pence on each ...

Over €66 million was left unclaimed by customers in 2024 who failed to cash in their deposits from returning plastic bottles ...

The government of Wales and the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) in Northern Ireland is seeking views on proposals to introduce a deposit-return scheme (DRS) for single ...