Bottle recycling scheme to cost at least £1.8bn a year, warns BRC
The body believes that reforms to household recycling collection and EPR must first be introduced together, and only then will it be clear on the exact role of a DRS in further improving recycling rates

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has warned that government plans to introduce a bottle recycling scheme could cost the industry £1.8bn a year from 2025.