work in progress
A Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) is a vital ingredient in the fight against litter but, to be effective it needs to run alongside Extended Producer Responsibility legislation which is currently not expected to be delivered until late 2023. In addition, the England and Wales DRS is out of step with the Scottish DRS (which currently has an ambitious delivery target early 2021) and this could cause a number of problems. So timing is a major complication and may threaten the integrity of what eventually emerges.
