Drinks pack deposits bad for the environment

Archiv – Introducing deposits on one-way drinks packaging where kerbside collection schemes already exist inflates both costs and environmental impacts, according to a study from steel packaging association Apeal. Introducing deposits on one-way drinks packaging where kerbside collection schemes already exist inflates both costs and environmental impacts, according to a study from steel packaging association Apeal. The study is designed to persuade governments thinking of introducing deposit-return systems to reconsider their plans.
The life-cycle analysis suggests greenhouse gas emissions almost double if deposit-return systems are set up and used instead of existing kerbside schemes to collect beverage packaging. Although deposit systems achieve similar collection rates to kerbside schemes, costs increase from around ‘‚¬ 550 per tonne to ‘‚¬ 1000 per tonne of material collected, it is argued.