Shoppers will be paid to return items to certain supermarkets under a Labour Party scheme from 2027. In October 2027 a deposit return scheme (DRS) for plastic bottles and aluminium cans will go live across England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
The UK government, along with the devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, are introducing the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) to increase recycling rates and reduce littering of single-use drinks containers.
The ambitious scheme will cover plastic bottles and metal drinks containers (not glass bottles) to achieve a 90% recycling rate for these materials. It means Asda , Morrisons , Tesco and Sainsbury's shoppers could be paid to return items.
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