Guardian: Making consumers pay a refundable deposit for plastic and glass bottles and aluminium cans would increase recycling rates and reduce litter, the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) said today. Under its proposed deposit refund scheme, anyone buying a container smaller than 500ml would pay a 15p deposit, or 30p for larger capacity items, which would be refunded when the container is returned to a shop or collection point. Such a scheme could achieve 90% return rates, the …