Deposit scheme is 'tosh, a farce and full of holes'

A DEPOSIT scheme for drinks bottles and cans is likely to backfire on the government, a senior councillor has claimed.

- BY JAMIE WALLER

Customers would have to pay a small deposit when buying one, which they would get back when recycling it at a collection point.

The government scheme will be introduced in 2027, following similar ones in Germany and Sweden, in a bid to cut down the millions of bottles thrown away each day.

However there was scepticism at the Lincolnshire Waste Partnership meeting on Tuesday (June 24) as the plans were discussed.