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<p>As part of the Government’s ambitious commitments to reforming producer responsibility
systems across the UK, we have committed to introduce a deposit return scheme (DRS)
for drinks containers.</p><p> </p><p>Introducing a DRS for drinks containers will
mean that some of the material local authorities currently collect via kerbside will
instead be collected through the DRS. It is expected this will have an impact on the
amount of waste collected by local authorities and the revenues they receive for selling
that material on to waste reprocessors. However, the scheme is also expected to reduce
the incidence of littering of the containers in scope of the scheme, and therefore
to generate savings to local authorities.</p><p> </p><p>A full new burdens assessment
will be carried out once final policy decisions have been taken. Our Resources and
Waste Strategy for England committed to fund any new burdens incurred by local authorities.</p><p>
</p><p>The costs and benefits of a DRS for drinks containers will be presented in
our Impact Assessment published alongside our second consultation on the introduction
of a deposit return scheme next year.</p>
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