A female stands facing the camera wearing a white t-shirt that says "Have you got the bottle?". She has her arms raised and she is holding two bags filled with plastic bottles

Deposit Return Scheme Fan Club

With bottles and cans littering 96% of surveyed beaches across the UK last year, we are extremely excited for Deposit Return Schemes to start across the UK in October 2027!

We're highlighting organisations and community groups who are also excited for the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) to begin; helping to reduce litter in the environment, increase recycling rates and move us closer to a circular economy.

Growing up in the 60's and 70's it was just part of life getting money back on your empty lemonade bottles! We just need to bring it back as soon as possible!

Heather
A pair of gloved hands holds a selection of plastic litter above a bag. The plastic litter was found during a beach clean

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If you're an organisation, school or community group, let us know why you're a fan of DRS and send us your quote to feature on the page!

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Founding members of the DRS Fan Club

Marine Conservation Society

"We’ve been campaigning for Deposit Return Schemes across the UK for over a decade and we can’t wait for them to begin in 2027!

"We want to stop bottles and cans littering our beaches, polluting our seas and harming our marine wildlife. Other countries have seen drinks-related litter decrease on their beaches after the Scheme has started and that is why we’re a big fan of DRS!" - Catherine Gemmell, Policy and Advocacy Manager

  • Deposit Return has been transformative for reducing litter and increasing recycling rates wherever it has been implemented.
  • A deposit return scheme is the next step in our mission to remove litter from our environment.
  • We're delighted to see a Deposit Return Scheme finally taking shape in the UK. This is the kind of nationwide change needed to tackle litter and plastic pollution.
  • Over the last ten years, governments worldwide have shown a growing interest in deposit return schemes, introducing new systems or modernising existing ones to boost participation and increase redemption rates.
  • The UK's Deposit Return Scheme has the potential to eradicate over 33% of single-use pollution (litter) on UK public rights of way, almost overnight.