Last week, 352 MPs voted to approve Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) legislation, despite supermarket bosses urging the Environment Secretary to delay the scheme’s launch.

Supermarkets, grocery stores, convenience stores and newsagents that sell containers in the scope of the scheme must host a return point for drinks containers unless they qualify for an exemption.

The return point can be manual or automated using a reverse vending machine.

Businesses that sell drinks for immediate consumption on their premises, such as cafes, restaurants, and pubs, can choose to not charge the deposit at the point of sale.

Now the legislation has come into force in England and Northern Ireland, the Deposit Management Organisation (DMO), a not-for-profit, industry-led body responsible for the administration and day-to-day running of the scheme, can be appointed.

Once the DRS begins on 1 Oc

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