NAWDO press release– UK Deposit Management Organisation (UK DMO)
[Tuesday 6th May 2025]
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The National Association of Waste Disposal Officers (NAWDO) welcomes the announcement of the appointment of the United Kingdom Deposit Management Organisation (DMO) for the drinks container deposit return system (DRS).
There remain many unanswered questions on how local authorities will interact with the DRS, how they will be funded for drinks containers they continue to manage, what will be done to address a loss of local authority income from the sale of collected recyclate, and how any negative street cleansing impacts caused by ‘bin raiding’ by scavengers will be addressed.
NAWDO looks forward to working with the new DMO in the coming months and years on these and other issues.
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