Plastic bottle deposit return scheme finally looks set to start in England

Campaigners say long delay is adding to pollution and government would be betraying manifesto promise if glass is not includedThe launch of a long awaited deposit return scheme for plastic bottles is expected to be announced by the government.Five years after Michael Gove first promised the scheme, it is understood ministers will on Friday give the go-ahead for a deposit return scheme (DRS) which will not include glass, according to a report in the Grocer magazine. Continue reading...