🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿The Welsh government has reaffirmed its commitment to including glass in their deposit return scheme.

Huw Irranca-Davies, Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, said industry now needs to begin preparations for the scheme “at pace”.

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Reloop is excited to join the 6th Reuse & Refill Trade Fair in Paris on May 13-14. Our Director Reloop France et Francophonie will lead a masterclass on 'Mixed DRS to accelerate France’s reuse trajectory 🇫🇷'. Full programme and tickets here 👉refillandreusetradefair.com/program Réseau Vrac et Réemploi

Read our eight recommendations to strengthen the UN’s plastic treaty text and turn off the #plasticpollution tap at #INC4 🚰👇

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ICYMI: We're at #INC4 for the #GlobalPlasticsTreaty , and we hosted an event at the Senedd to discuss the ambitions for a Deposit Return Scheme in Wales.

Thank you to everyone who contributed to/attend our events.

Let's continue working together towards a more circular future ♻️

A deposit return scheme on glass and plastic bottles and metal cans is due to be launched in Wales in October 2027. It was an opportunity this week to meet the team from Reloop for an update on the possibilities of such a scheme in Wales.

Bydd cynllun dychwelyd blaendal ar boteli gwydr a phlastig a chaniau metel yn cael ei lansio yng Nghymru ym mis Hydref 2027. Roedd yn gyfle yr wythnos hon i gwrdd â'r tîm o Reloop i gael y wybodaeth ddiweddaraf am bosibiliadau cynllun o'r fath yng Nghymru.

ICYMI: We're at #INC4 for the #GlobalPlasticsTreaty , and we hosted an event at the Senedd to discuss the ambitions for a Deposit Return Scheme in Wales.

Thank you to everyone who contributed to/attend our events.

Let's continue working together towards a more circular future ♻️

Diolch to the representatives of the environmental groups that came to the Senedd yesterday and shared their valuable insight with the Cabinet Secretary.

Friends of the Earth Cymru Seahorse Environmental Reloop @siannysykes @surfersagainstsewage @keep_wales_tidy

Yesterday, after our panel event at the Senedd, Huw Irranca-Davies took time to chat with our UK and Ireland Director Jenni Hume and others who participated.

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Ddoe yn y Senedd, cefais y fraint o gadeirio trafodaeth bwysig ar ddyfodol Cynllun Dychwelyd Ernes (DRS) yng Nghymru.

Diolch i Delyth Jewell AS / MS am noddi'r sesiwn, ac Huw Irranca-Davies am y sgwrs gonest a chadarnhaol yn dilyn y digwyddiad.

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Joan Marc Simon of Zero Waste Europe shares that reuse is not gonna fall from the sky we need to be intentional in designing systems to be reuse and we need a #PlasticsTreaty that enables that. #INC #breakfreefromplastic 🌏✅ Reloop

THIS MORNING ☀️: #BreakFreeFromPlastic and Reloop's #Reuse event with Environment Canada's #PlasticActionZone discusses how the Global #PlasticsTreaty can enable the transition to reuse systems as a solution to the plastic crisis 🌍✅

#INC4 #plasticstreaty (🧵)