Policy paper

Welsh Government deposit return scheme – UK Internal Market Act exclusion: policy update

The UK government has agreed to make a UK Internal Market Act exclusion for Welsh Government to include single-use glass bottles in Wales as part of their deposit return scheme.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 12 February 2026

This was published under the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government

Applies to Wales

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Welsh Government deposit return scheme – UK Internal Market Act exclusion

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The UK government has agreed to make an exclusion for single-use glass bottles to be included in a Welsh deposit return scheme. This policy statement summarises the detail of the agreed exclusion.

Published 12 February 2026