The UK government have been in the process of cementing plans for a recycling deposit scheme, which will pay people to return plastic bottles and tins, but the Welsh government have said they have pulled out and will implement their own scheme which will include glass.
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00:00Wales is a world class recycling country. We recycle significantly more than other UK
00:07nations, based on percentages, and sit second in the world. It is those high expectations
00:12that have pushed the Welsh Government to opt out of a UK wide recycling scheme.
00:19The deposit recycling scheme has been announced by the UK Government and was set to include
00:23all UK nations, but Wales has pulled out in favour of starting their own.
00:28The Welsh Government have said the decision was based on wanting to include glass in the
00:32scheme, which the UK Government have said they will not pursue.
00:36The scheme will give customers money back when they return recyclable products like
00:40plastic bottles and tins, and pulling out in favour of a Welsh plan has been slated
00:44by industry groups that say it will make it more expensive and could lead to delays.
00:50The UK plan is set to be in place by 2027, but the Welsh plan currently has no timeline
00:55for implementation.