One year to DRS: is the industry ready?
The UK's Deposit Return Scheme is moving from policy debate to operational reality. With just one year until launch, Exchange for Change director Julian Hunt explains where the biggest challenges remain and what has been achieved. so far.
The UK's Deposit Return Scheme is moving rapidly from policy debate to operational reality. With just one year until launch, Exchange for Change director Julian Hunt explains what has been achieved, where the biggest challenges remain and why the work for brands, retailers and packaging suppliers starts now.
October 2027 may still look distant on the calendar but for drinks producers, retailers and suppliers preparing for one of the biggest changes to the UK's packaging system in decades, the countdown is already well under way.
