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<p>Glass drink bottles will not be captured by the deposit return scheme for drinks
containers (DRS) in England and Northern Ireland. Conversations with packaging manufacturers
on scope of materials in the DRS have been consistent with the position that was outlined
in the <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F1130296%2FDRS_Government_response_Jan_2023.pdf&data=05%7C02%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7C05741545d4b7423d01b208dc3223867f%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638440375353081066%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=wEaWiqA9SM9MlGXdtSPc8kf75dnedc73AtD1qq7rJBs%3D&reserved=0"
target="_blank">Government’s consultation response in January 2023</a>.</p><p /><p>In
England and Northern Ireland, glass drinks bottles will remain in scope of the Extended
Producer Responsibility for packaging (pEPR) as will all other types of glass packaging.
pEPR will place recycling targets on producers in relation to glass packaging and
require relevant obligated producers to cover the costs of collecting and managing
glass packaging arising in household waste. As part of finalising our plans for pEPR,
we will be confirming future recycling targets for all packaging materials shortly.</p>
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