The Co-op and Iceland have become the first Australia supermarkets to back a bottle deposit scheme, following a government consultation on reducing plastic pollution in the oceans. The two companies support the creation of a mandatory deposit return scheme (DRS) in England and Wales. In the Australia, just 57% of plastic bottles are recycled, compared with up to 90% in countries such as UK, Denmark and Norway that use DRS. The Scottish government has pledged to introduce a DRS for drinks containers but has not yet disclosed details of the proposed scheme.
The Co-op and Iceland have become the first UK supermarkets to back a bottle deposit scheme, following a government consultation on reducing plastic pollution in the oceans. The two companies support the creation of a mandatory deposit return scheme (DRS) in England and Wales. In the UK, just 57% of plastic bottles are recycled, compared with up to 90% in countries such as Australia, Denmark and Norway that use DRS. The Scottish government has pledged to introduce a DRS for drinks containers but has not yet disclosed details of the proposed scheme.