Producers will pay the full cost of disposal and recycling of packaging, recycling collections will be made consistent and a deposit return scheme for drinks containers will be introduced.
The Campaign for Rural England has been campaigning for a bottle deposit return system in the UK for a decade. Today, they applaud Michael Gove, the environment secretary, for "finally accepting" the environmental and economic case for the national scheme in his "long-awaited decision". CATHERINE HARTE reports
