All Deposit Return Systems articles – Page 5
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Comment and Opinion
Scotland’s DRS looks sunk after Sturgeon’s departure. What now?
SNP politicians have turned on their own plan and signalled what could be curtains for the scheme in Scotland
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News
Deposit return scheme: UK government set to block Scotland’s rollout
The Scottish government and scheme administrators Circularity Scotland (CSL) held crisis talks with industry leaders on Friday in a bid to salvage the proposals
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News
Bottle return scheme could ‘fall apart’ within days
The deadline for producers to sign up to the scheme expires on 28 February and under the current plans, companies will lose their right to sell drinks unless they register
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News
DRS: producer upfront fees axed in £22m backtrack
The package is aimed at SMEs, who have previously voiced concerns about the impact of the scheme on their cashflows
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Category Report
How bottled water can escape the supply maelstrom: bottled water category report 2023
Amid record heat and logistical issues last summer, bottled water faced a supply crisis. Can the industry learn any lessons for 2023?
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News
Delay deposit return scheme or face chaos and price hikes, minister warned
Industry bodies have called for an 18-month suspension of plans for the UK’s first deposit return scheme
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News
DRS launch: Supermarket bosses hold ‘last chance saloon’ crisis talks with minister
Retail bosses said that without a “complete operational blueprint” by the end of this month, the scheme was destined for a disastrous start on 16 August
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Analysis and Features
Defra’s DRS plans: how will it work? And is it all sorted?
Glass is out, 2025 is the deadline and industry will run the scheme
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Comment and Opinion
Why 2023 is the year of ‘back to basics’ and collaboration
Our industry will weather 2023 better if we look at what our shoppers tell us through their spending and response to change, says Steph Cullen, head of manufacturing at IRI
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News
Deposit return scheme delayed until October 2025 at earliest
As exclusively revealed by The Grocer earlier this week, the plans will cover cans and PET drinks containers but exclude glass
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Video
Soft drinks in 2022: reasons to be confident in a cost of living crisis
CCEP GB’s Oliver Crick talks us through the 2022 FMCG landscape for soft drinks
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Analysis and Features
Will late changes rescue or ruin Scottish bottle recycling plans?
What shape will the deposit return system bottle recycling scheme be in by August?
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Analysis and Features
Nine things food, drink and supermarkets can expect in 2023
What’s happening in grocery and fmcg in 2023?
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News
Ocado launches ‘world first’ digital DRS tech trial
For the first time, on-pack technology will be introduced to product packaging for one of the UK’s leading online grocery retailers
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Comment and Opinion
Why ‘opting out’ of DRS might not be a slam dunk for smaller stores
The ‘opt out’ option has been hailed as a win for common sense, but in the long run may benefit big out-of-town supermarkets
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News
Scottish deposit return scheme scaled back amid concerns over costs
Industry bodies welcomed the move and are now urging ministers in the rest of the UK to follow Scotland’s example
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Comment and Opinion
Recycling rules are almost as confusing as the chaos at Westminster
Climate change body Wrap produced a report today showing just how bamboozled the average household is by their local authority recycling guidelines
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Analysis and Features
What Scottish legal challenge means for wider DRS rollout
Abdul Majid claims the Scottish DRS costs could cripple his business. Could his legal action delay nationwide plans or even see them changed?
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News
Thousands of retailers set for deposit return scheme exemption
The move could see vast swathes of smaller retailers allowed to duck out of the scheme either temporarily or permanently
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Comment and Opinion
Bonfire of red tape won’t help if government makes it this difficult to plan
Erratic and chaotic government behaviour makes it monumentally difficult for businesses to plan