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Insight

Assessing the impact of the Deposit Return Scheme on UK material recycling facilities

28 October 2026

13 minutes read

SLR’s Sustainable Waste team discuss the impacts of the UK Deposit Return Scheme (DRS), which has long been discussed across the waste industry.

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SLR’s purpose is Making Sustainability Happen.

We achieve this by bringing together strategic advisory expertise, deep scientific and engineering knowledge grounded in real-world experience, and trusted data and digital capabilities. Together, these integrated strengths help clients weigh risk, reward and resilience and move from ambition to practical action that delivers measurable, lasting impact.

The MRF & Markets Conference returns on Thursday 5th November 2026, bringing together operators, policymakers, suppliers and investors for a one-day programme built around the issues shaping materials recovery right now.

From Simpler Recycling and DRS to shifting end markets and fire risk from lithium-ion batteries, this is where the sector comes to get ahead of what's next.

The SLR team will be attending, with Ali Kemp and Sophie Blackmore also speaking at 10:30 in Session One: Industry Latest on ‘The Implications of DRS’, where they will be expanding on the findings from SLR’s recent studies, sharing wider thoughts, and encouraging further discussion across the industry.

Event Details

05 November 2026

9:00 - 16:00 GMT

Event Location

Cranmore Park,
Solihull B90 4LF

Speakers

Alison Kemp

Regional Director - Sustainable Waste Management
Sophie Blackmore

Associate Process Engineer – Waste Infrastructure

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