All-In DRS would cut up to 34T of plastic litter in first year.

In an answer to a written question, Rebecca Pow (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) said: "Our [DFRA's] research in the [impact] assessment suggested that for an All-in DRS (which includes all sizes of drinks containers up to 3l) with an 85% return rate of in-scope containers, there would be an annual reduction of 34,493 tonnes of plastic waste in 2024 increasing to 58,007 tonnes by 2033."

Reloop: "In addition to increasing recycling rates, one of the main benefits of deposit-return schemes (DRS)—and one that cannot be accomplished without it—is litter reduction."