Drinks firms exposed as England lays ground for bottle -
deposit scheme Drinks companies operating in the UK that are already braced for next month's sugar tax are facing further disruption after the G...
Not exact matches
The government added that a variant on the
scheme could include «cash rewards» for returning
drinks without the need for an upfront
deposit.
The «
deposit return
scheme», subject to consultation later this year, will cover single use plastic, glass and metal
drinks containers, authorities said Wednesday.
Coca - Cola Amatil is bracing for further weakness in soft
drink and bottled water sales after saying it will raise prices by almost 15 cents next week to cover the cost of the container
deposit scheme.
If Coca - Cola Amatil is worried about the impact of container
deposit schemes it should spare a thought for fermented
drink maker Yakult.
After more than a decade of community and political debate, the NSW government is planning to introduce a container
deposit scheme, in which a refundable
deposit, probably 10 cents, would be added to the cost of every
drink bottle and can.
«It is pure fallacy for various environmental groups to be suggesting the price of a can or bottle of
drink won't rise under a container
deposit scheme.
Standard
drinks information, which has been a long - standing requirement, will soon be joined by a container
deposit scheme symbol as the larger states begin to roll out these
schemes.
«The green activists pushing
drink deposits always like to talk about multinational
drink companies, but the reality is that a
deposit scheme would hurt the whole sector, including many small and family run businesses.
Coca - Cola Amatil is heavily discounting leading water and soft
drink brands in the lead up to Christmas in a move that may help counter the initial impact of the container
deposit scheme.
FIRST Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced that Scotland will introduce a
deposit return
scheme for
drinks containers, as part of her statement outlining the..
It's hoped the NSW container
deposit scheme will slash soft
drink litter by almost half, but consumers will pay a little more.
It points to the environment secretary's crackdown on sales of ivory, his plans to ban new petrol and diesel cars by 2040 and his interest in a
deposit scheme for
drinks bottles and cans.
The
scheme is simple: when you buy a
drink you pay a small
deposit of around 10p.
Environment Secretary Michael Gove confirmed ministers would introduce a
deposit return
scheme for single use
drinks containers such as plastic and glass bottles, and aluminium cans in England, subject to consultation.
The government have said that they want to eliminate avoidable plastic waste by 2042, with a ban on plastic straws, a tax on takeaway cups and a
deposit scheme for single - use plastic
drinks containers being just a few of the ideas under consideration.