Plastic Metal
why doesn't the UK have a deposit system on plastic, metal and glass containers like other countries?
If the Uk was so concerned with the effect of consumer packaging such as plastic bottles, cans, milk bottles, wine bottles etc
Why don't they have a simple deposit system like in the USA where in some states you get 5c just for brining the can back or in New Zealand where the can Aluminium companies pay for cans at a rate per can returned.
I for one am so sick of seeing rubbish that should be recycled dumped on the roadside and in our landfill.
I agree that deposit schemes have a role to play in incentivising good citizenship.
The deposit schemes that some of us remember from the past were not governmental schemes; they were industry schemes motivates by economic circumstances that no longer exist.
The reason the UK Government has not introduced compulsory schemes is that UK Governments over the past thirty years have believed that all we care about is economic growth and they fear that if they were to adopt green policies they would get voted out. We need to demonstrate, by our actions, that this is not the case.
Use recycling facilities fully, avoid products that include unnecessary packaging and lobby your local MP and we can get change on this issue. Persuade your neighbours to do the same and it will all happen quite quickly.
Concerning persuading your neighbours, I think the most effective method is to say to them as you are getting ready to take materials to the recycling facility "I'm taking my bottles to the bottle bank - have you got any I can take for you?" Do this a few times and they will start feeling they ought to reciprocate. It will be far more effective than attacking them for not recycling. You will be suggesting you believe them to be good citizens and would like to cooperate with them rather than you believe them to be bad citizens and want to criticise them.
I am glad you are interested in this issue and I certainly share your irritation at seeing recyclable materials littering the environment.
Best wishes