Environmental Audit Committee – Release UK Proposal for Dealing with Plastic bottles

• UK Government to introduce a Deposit Returns Scheme for PET Drinks bottles and consider roll out to other drinks packaging materials. Deposit could be between 10p -20p.
• Premises Serving Food and Drink should provide free tap water, encouraging and promoting the use of re-fillable bottles
• Erect Public water fountains
• A ban on disposable plastic bottles in public buildings, replaced by water fountains  for re-fillable bottles
• Packaging Regulations to be amended to stimulate and reward use of recyled content in packaging. Obligation Threshold to be reduced from businesses turning over £5m to £1million
• PRN Revenue to become more transparent with details of actions taken

Full Report and Proposals can be found by clicking the following: Environmental Audit Commitee Plastic Bottles Turing Back The Plastic Tide