For some 15 years I have lobbied MP Barclay over a deposit scheme for plastic/glass bottles, cans and Polystyrene – many of you would have seen my posts on this blog on many occasions…Barclays answer was ‘ It would be too costly to implementple amongst other reasons….but today I hear from a Labour Government….
Labour push forward plans for a scheme for shoppers to pay a deposit on plastic bottles and cans to reduce litter and pollution.
Glass bottles are excluded from the scheme due to them making up a relatively low amount of litter – around three per cent – and recycling rates already being at high levels.
To be fair as I always am…The plans were originally put forward by the Tories under then environment secretary Michael Gove but were never enacted..
A plan to increase recycling of plastic bottles and drinks cans will help restore pride in Britain by reducing littering, ministers claim.
They say a deposit return scheme (DRS) – where a consumer pays a deposit on a drink but gets this refunded when they return the container- will mean cleaner streets.
Labour passed laws to begin the introduction of the scheme last week. After numerous set backs over the years, it is expected to start in October 2027.
Read The Whole Article – Daily Mail Today
We Streetpriders have collected tons, upon tons of cans plastic bottles and Polystyrene.
Now Chairman Eamonn Dorling seperates 1000’s of cans out of the litter collected….
and thats just us here in Whittlesey….
