All Deposit Return Scheme articles – Page 2
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Features and analysis
School kids trial DRS reverse vending machine at Mo’s Premier store
Mo hopes the scheme will help to tackle littering in the area
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Features and analysis
Changes to Scottish Deposit Return Scheme unveiled
The proposed changes focus mainly on suppliers and the hospitality sector
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Features and analysis
Scottish Deposit Return Scheme delayed until March 2024
The scheme has been delayed for 10 months to help businesses “get ready”
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Features and analysis
The Fed calls on Humza Yousaf to push ahead with DRS
The Scottish first minister has previously stated that he would be looking to delay DRS
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Features and analysis
Almost half of Scottish retailers unsure about approach to DRS
Research by the ACS has found 47% of retailers in Scotland are unsure about how they will approach DRS
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Features and analysis
Scottish DRS will lead to store closures, warns SGF
The Scottish Grocers’ Federation has warned that DRS will cause thousands of stores to close
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Features and analysis
DRS Scotland on track for August launch says Circularity Scotland
Registration for Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) Scotland Return Point Operators is now open
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Features and analysis
ACS launches Deposit Return Scheme Scotland guidance
DRS is expected to come into force on 16 August in Scotland
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Features and analysis
‘Think carefully before delaying DRS’ Scottish government warned
The Federation of Independent Retailers hopes DRS in Scotland will proceed as planned
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Dear Jac
Retailer confusion over the impending Scottish Deposit Return Scheme
With less than six months to go to the introduction of DRS in Scotland, retailers have questions
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Features and analysis
Deposit Return Scheme details revealed by DEFRA
DRS in England, Northern Ireland and Wales will commence from October 2025
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Features and analysis
75% of UK consumers want glass included in Deposit Return Schemes
There is public demand for glass to be reinstated in DRSs in England and Northern Ireland
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Opinion
What are the challenges and opportunities for retailers in 2023?
James Lowman of the ACS looks at some of the challenges facing retailers over the next year
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Features and analysis
The Fed’s Mo Razzaq accuses Circularity Scotland of poor communication on DRS
The retailer also claims symbol groups are burying their heads in the sand over DRS
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Features and analysis
Industry gathers in Glasgow to prepare for Deposit Return Scheme
The DRS conference was attended by over 600 representatives from retail, manufacturing and hospitality
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Features and analysis
Scottish government publishes new DRS guidance
New guidance on the implementation of the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) has published by the Scottish Government
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Features and analysis
Retailer raises judicial proceedings against DRS operator
Belshill retailer Abdul Majid has raised judicial review proceedings against Circularity Scotland over handling fees
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Features and analysis
SGF takes on Circularity Scotland over DRS handling fees
The Scottish Grocers’ Federation has issued a pre-action letter to Circularity Scotland over DRS handling fees
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Features and analysis
CJ Lang invests in Spar Crosshouse
As well as massive refit, Spar Crosshouse will trial a reverse vending machine ahead of the introduction of the deposit return scheme
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Features and analysis
Low consumer awareness of deposit return schemes
Only 42% of consumers surveyed have heard of the deposit return scheme