Deposit Return Scheme

Sizing up Tesco’s deposit return scheme trial

Posted by Alice Hunter - 3rd October 2018
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Plastic bottle deposit return scheme at Iceland Supermarket in London. The bottles are exchanged for a token worth 10p per bottle that can be spent in the store.
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UK supermarket Tesco has announced that it will be trialling a deposit return scheme (DRS) in several of its stores around the country. This is great news – countries with effective DRS schemes collect up to 97% of bottles, so Tesco’s trial is a… Read More

New Greenpeace Research Finds Microplastics in Scottish Seas

Posted by Tisha Brown - 7th March 2018
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Last year, Greenpeace sailed around the coast of Scotland to investigate the impact of ocean plastic pollution on iconic Scottish wildlife. Starting in Edinburgh, the MV Beluga II sailed through the Caledonian canal to the Outer Hebrides. On the way there, we encountered many marine wildlife hotspots like… Read More

Plastic pollution in Wales

Posted by Alice Hunter - 30th August 2017
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Whales with stomachs full of plastic bags, turtles with straws up their noses and up to 12.7 million tonnes of plastic entering our oceans every year – we’re all aware of the environmental problems that plastic can cause. The Welsh government has been given new powers to introduce taxes on… Read More