{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/deposit-scheme-for-drinks-containers-wales-regulations-2026/regulation-84",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/deposit-scheme-for-drinks-containers-wales-regulations-2026/regulation-84.json",
  "legislation": "wsi/2026/103",
  "legislation_title": "The Deposit Scheme for Drinks Containers (Wales) Regulations 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/deposit-scheme-for-drinks-containers-wales-regulations-2026",
  "path": "regulation/84",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "84",
  "heading": "Collection targets: the deposit management organisation",
  "text": "(1) The deposit management organisation must ensure that the Scheme, together with any reciprocal recycling arrangements, operates to ensure that at least the minimum total quantity of refund items (“collection targets”) is returned to the deposit management organisation.\n(2) The minimum total quantity of refund items is—\n(a) in the calendar year beginning on 1 January 2028, 70% of all refund items from deposit items other than glass deposit items supplied by registered scheme producers;\n(b) in the calendar year beginning on 1 January 2029, 80% of all refund items from deposit items other than glass deposit items supplied by registered scheme producers;\n(c) in the calendar year beginning on 1 January 2030, 80% of all refund items from deposit items supplied by registered scheme producers;\n(d) in the calendar year beginning on 1 January 2031, 85% of all refund items from deposit items supplied by registered scheme producers;\n(e) in the calendar year beginning on 1 January 2032, and in each subsequent calendar year, 95% of all refund items from deposit items supplied by registered scheme producers.\n(3) For the purposes of paragraphs (2)(c), (d) and (e), the quantity of containers returned must include—\n(a) at least 85% of refund items made wholly or mainly from polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic, and\n(b) at least 85% of refund items made wholly or mainly from any other in-scope material.\n(4) For the purposes of—\n(a) paragraph (2)(d), of the 85% of refund items, at least 5% must be capable of reuse;\n(b) paragraph (2)(e), of the 95% of refund items, at least 15% must be capable of reuse.\n(5) In this regulation, a refund item is to be treated as returned to the deposit management organisation if it is—\n(a) subject to reciprocal recycling arrangements, and\n(b) returned to a person in England, Northern Ireland or Scotland in accordance with those arrangements.\n(6) In this regulation, “reciprocal recycling arrangements” means—\n(a) arrangements maintained by the deposit management organisation with an England and Northern Ireland scheme administrator for the recycling of refund items which are returned to scheme collectors in England or Northern Ireland, or\n(b) arrangements maintained by the deposit management organisation with a Scottish deposit administrator for the recycling of refund items which are returned to scheme collectors in Scotland.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2026/103/regulation/84",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:54:52.499728+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}