Concerns over Deposit Return Scheme delays

Devolved governments and businesses facing further uncertainty.

Circular Economy Minister Lorna Slater has written to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to express her frustration at a further significant delay to the Deposit Return Scheme launch, despite repeated requests for DEFRA to set out its plans.

The full text of the Circular Economy Minister’s letter: https://www.gov.scot/publications/deposit-return-scheme-letter-uk-government/ 

 

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