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Home
About Soft Drinks
Bottled Water
Carbonated Drinks
Still and Juice Drinks
Dilutables
Energy Drinks
Fruit Juice
Sports Drinks
Packaging
Environment
History of Soft Drinks
Health and Wellbeing
Ingredients
About BSDA
Who's Who
Executive Council
Board of Management
Annual General Meetings
Committees
Publications
Information for staff in the soft drinks industry
Information for Trading Standards Officers
Technical Documents
How to Find Us
Contact Us
Membership
Membership Categories
Membership Directory
How to Join
Launching a Soft Drink
Events
Education and Skills
Training
Bottled Water Manufacture
Fruit Juice Manufacture
Manufacturing Soft Drinks Today
Food Safety in Soft Drinks Today
Food Safety Level 3
HACCP Level 3
HACCP Level 4
Introduction to Basic Microbiology
Groceries Supply Code of Practice
Training course programme
Job Board
Apprentice Funding (BSDIF)
Media
Press releases
Position Statements
Infographics
Industry Initiatives
E-alerts
Media Contacts
Deposit Return Scheme
BSDA View
DRS Key Principles
Producer Responsibility Reforms
The case for a GB-wide DRS
BSDA: Scottish DRS
DRS Key Principles
Any deposit return scheme (DRS) should be ‘all-in’ for PET plastic and metal beverage containers of all sizes up to 3 litres. It should not be limited to ‘on-the-go’ bottles/cans bought and consumed outside the home
Glass should not be included for health and safety issues, increased cost and space requirements, and the negative impact on the current recycling process for glass
Milk and milk-based drinks should not be included due to hygiene concerns considerations
A DRS should cover all retail sectors that sell in-scope products, with the scheme administrator allowed to determine the basis for pragmatic exemptions. The administrator should also determine options for ‘shared’ return points, as well as the ability of other business and locations to 'opt-in' to hosting an additional return points
A DRS should be operated and run by industry − those with the obligation to pay for it. Legislation and regulations should require industry to operate a system and place mandatory obligation on all producers and retailers in scope
There should be an independent, not-for-profit scheme administrator company responsible for achieving a high return/collection rate
The scheme administrator company should be owned jointly by industry operating as a not-for-profit company
The board of the scheme administrator company should comprise the relevant trade associations and sector bodies, not individual companies
A DRS is a form of extended producer responsibility (PRN), and it is vital that the packaging in scope of DRS is not subject to a double-obligation under the existing PRN system
The value of the deposit should be determined by the scheme administrator in order to meet its targets
Deposit fees should always be kept separate and visible from the product price, and should not be subject to VAT.
BSDA View
DRS Key Principles
Producer Responsibility Reforms
The case for a GB-wide DRS
BSDA: Scottish DRS
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