Govt to launch deposit return scheme for single-use bottles in England

A deposit return scheme for single-use bottles is going to be introduced in England subject to consultation, the Government has confirmed.UK consumers use an estimated 13 billion plastic drinks bottles a year, but more than three billion are incinerated, sent to landfill sites or left to pollute the country's streets, countryside and seas.Plastic bottles make up a third of marine debris - and their impact on the environment has been under scrutiny since Sky launched its Ocean Rescue campaign, wh