Photo: GettyRe-Turn, the not-for-profit group running the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS), is to review the fees that producers are charged later this year.
Launched in 2024, the DRS scheme levies a charge on every plastic bottle or aluminium or steel can.
Part of this includes paying producer fees, which help cover the cost of running the scheme.
In response to questions, Re-Turn said the “producer fees” would be reviewed in 2025.
Coggins said it was good that the producer fees were being reviewed, but said he believed more work was required.

Microbreweries welcome new review of producer fees in Deposit Return Scheme