Brits will be paid cash to recycle old bottles and cans - but not until 2025

People will be paid a small sum of cash to drop off bottles and cans in a scheme to boost recycling.

Reverse vending machines will be introduced at places such as supermarkets to encourage the public to reduce plastic pollution

But critics branded the timescale “disappointing” - as it won't be introduced until 2025 across England, Wales and Northern Ireland.