Bottle and can deposit return scheme could cost ?1bn, say UK retailers

Major supermarkets express support for government's plan but key issues, including who would pay for it, remain unclearThe UK retail industry has warned it could cost ?1bn to implement the government's plan to charge deposits on drinks cans and bottles.Britain's biggest supermarkets signalled a willingness to work with the environment secretary, Michael Gove, on the scheme, which would result in consumers in England getting the deposit back if they returned the empty drinks containers to stores. Continue reading...