Deposit scheme for plastic bottles 'could tackle waste in the oceans'

A study published by the Green Alliance argues introducing a deposit and refund system in the UK could ensure 95per cent of plastic bottles are collected and recycled.

• Plastic from bottles is said to be responsible for a third of plastic on beaches

• There it acts as a magnet for toxins, at it is eaten by fish and shellfish in the sea

• A deposit and refund system could ensure 95per cent of bottles are collected

• Germany, parts of Scandinavia, Canada and the USA use deposit systems 

Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4759372/Deposit-scheme-plastic-bottles-tackle-sea-waste.html#ixzz4omMsft4p

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Taxonomy

• Water
• Marine
• Marine litter
• plastic pollution
• plastic debris
• Marine Litter Prevention