good morning from the rspb are cautious in bedfordshire.ain story. people in england will soon have to pay a deposit when they buy drinks in bottles and cans, the government has announced. it's in an attempt to boost recycling and cut waste. the deposit will increase prices but it will be refunded if the containers are returned. the scheme is due to be introduced later this year following a public consultation, as our environment analyst, roger harrabin reports. here is a global problem, plastic everywhere in the oceans. the amount of floating garbage could treble if we do not hold the flow. here is the uk's answer. a deposit return scheme which makes people think twice before chucking the bottle or can in the gutter. in this return scheme we filmed filmed in norway, you take the empty bottle back to the shop, you pop it into a machine that identifies it, then gives you a coupon to spend. we are absolutely committed to dealing with the tide of plastic in our oceans. the only way to deal with it effectively is acting on many fronts. we shoul

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