The Limitations of Recycling

The Deposit Return Scheme (DRS), due to launch in Scotland, England and Northern Ireland in 2027, will reward consumers for returning single-use drinks containers. It promises to tackle litter and pollution - but is flawed. The planned DRS covers aluminium, steel and PET (polyethylene terephthalate) plastic bottles, but excludes many common containers, including milk bottles (HDPE) medicine bottles, syrup bottles and, crucially, glass bottles. Discarded glass bottles can start fires, injure...