Deposit return scheme: Wales compromise ‘complex and costly’ warn drinks bosses

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On Friday The Grocer revealed Wales had agreed to accelerate its plans for a DRS, keeping hopes alive of a UK-wide 2027 rollout

Drinks industry and retail bosses have warned the Welsh government’s determination to include glass in its deposit return scheme will drive up the cost and complexity of a planned UK rollout, despite a breakthrough on the planned launch date.

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