Consumers in the UK will have to pay a deposit when they buy drinks in cans and bottles, under new proposals designed to increase recycling rates.
Customers will be able to get the deposit back if they take the single-use glass and plastic containers back.
The government's plans for England come after campaigns in the UK to highlight the threat of pollution, particularly to oceans as a result of plastics.
James Lowman from the Association of Convenience Stores, says it will be difficult for small shops.
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Customers will be able to get the deposit back if they take the single-use glass and plastic containers back.
The government's plans for England come after campaigns in the UK to highlight the threat of pollution, particularly to oceans as a result of plastics.
James Lowman from the Association of Convenience Stores, says it will be difficult for small shops.
IN: "It's either…
OUT: … concerned about."
DUR: 19 seconds
http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/0328plastic-lowman1.mp3