The Drinks Business
22 February 2021
By Arabella Mileham
Accolade Wine has backed the Scotland’s Deposit Return Scheme (DRS), which is due to come into force next summer.
Accolade Wines is Scotland’s largest wine supplieas well as to hospitality businesses across the UK, with brands including Hardys, Jam Shed, Mud House, Banrock Station, Echo Falls and Kumala. It has become a founding partner in the scheme, which will be rolled out on 1 July 2022.
Scotland will be the first part of the UK to introduce a DRS for drinks containers, which aims to increase the number of drinks containers that are recycled, to redue litter, and protect the environment. Consumers will pay a 20p deposit on an eligible single-use container which they get back when they return empty drinks bottles and cans to a return point. The Scottish government is currently finalising the details postponing the scheme to allow stakeholders more time to prepare for roll-out.