Deposit return scheme consultation: analysis of responses

Analysis of reponses to the deposit return scheme for Scotland consultation.


Annex 1: Organisational respondents

The consultation received a total of 159 responses from organisations. We would welcome comments on this provisional categorisation of the respondents.

Public sector organisations (25)

  • Aberdeen City Council
  • Angus Council
  • City of Edinburgh Council, Waste and Cleansing Department
  • COSLA
  • Dumfries and Galloway Council
  • East Ayrshire Council
  • East Lothian Council
  • Falkirk Council
  • Fife Council
  • Forth Valley NHS Board
  • Glasgow City Council
  • Highlands and Islands Enterprise
  • Local Authority Recycling Advisory Committee (LARAC)
  • Midlothian Council
  • Moray Council
  • NHS Ayrshire & Arran
  • NHSScotland Sustainability Steering Group (NSSG)
  • North Ayrshire Council
  • Orkney Islands Council
  • Perth & Kinross Council and the Waste Managers Network
  • Scottish Borders Council
  • Scottish Water
  • Shetland Islands Council
  • South Ayrshire Council
  • Stirling Council

Food and drink producers (24)

  • A.G. Barr plc
  • Aston Manor Cider
  • Bellfield Brewery
  • Belvoir Fruit Farms Ltd
  • British Soft Drinks Association (BSDA)
  • Britvic Soft Drinks
  • Coca Cola European Partners
  • Dairy UK
  • Dunns Food and Drinks Ltd
  • Food and Drink Federation Scotland
  • The Good Spirits Co. Ltd.
  • Heineken
  • Highland Spring Limited
  • Innocent
  • Lucozade Ribena Suntory
  • Molson Coors Brewing Company (UK)
  • Muller UK & Ireland
  • NACM Cider Makers Ltd
  • National Farmers Union Scotland
  • Nestle UK & Ireland
  • PepsiCo UK
  • Princes Limited
  • Scotch Whisky Association 
  • Tennent Caledonian Breweries (C and C Group plc)

Environmental, conservation, food and health charities (22)

  • Boomerang Alliance
  • Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE)
  • Environmental Action Germany (DUH)
  • Environmental Investigation Agency 
  • The Entrust Foundation
  • Fauna & Flora International
  • Fidra
  • Friends of the Earth Scotland
  • Greenpeace
  • Have You Got The Bottle?
  • Historic Environment Scotland
  • Keep Britain Tidy
  • Keep Scotland Beautiful
  • Marine Conservation Society
  • National Trust for Scotland
  • Nourish Scotland
  • Salmon & Trout Conservation
  • Scottish Environment LINK
  • Scottish Wildlife Trust
  • Soroptimist International
  • Triathlon Scotland
  • Woodland Trust Scotland

Retail, vending and retail representative bodies (20)

  • AGS Airports Limited
  • Asda Stores Ltd
  • Association of Convenience Stores
  • The Automatic Vending Association
  • Boots UK
  • The Co-operative Group
  • Diebold Nixdorf 
  • Dufry (World Duty Free UK Ltd)
  • Edinburgh Airport
  • Excel Vending Ltd
  • Greggs plc
  • Margiotta Ltd
  • National Federation of Retail Newsagents
  • Scottish Grocers' Federation
  • Scottish Licensed Trade Association
  • Scottish Retail Consortium
  • The Scottish Wholesale Association
  • UK Travel Retail Forum
  • WHSmith
  • The Wine and Spirit Trade Association

Recycling and waste management organisations (16)

  • Alupro
  • Biffa Waste Services Limited
  • Binn Group Ltd
  • Chartered Institute of Wastes Management (CIWM
  • Co2 Compliance Ltd
  • Cryptocycle Limited, T/A Reward4Waste
  • Ecosurety Ltd
  • Envipco (UK) Limited
  • OPRL Ltd (On-Pack Recycling Label Ltd)
  • RECycling of Used Plastics Ltd (RECOUP)
  • Resource Association
  • Scottish Environmental Services Association
  • SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK Limited
  • Veolia
  • Viridor Waste Management Ltd
  • WRC Recycling Ltd

Packaging manufacturers (16)

  • ACE UK
  • Ball Aerocan
  • Ball Beverage Packaging Europe
  • British Glass
  • British Plastics Federation
  • Foodservice Packaging Association
  • The Independent Packaging Environment and Safety Forum
  • Industry Council for Packaging and the Environment (INCPEN)
  • Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association
  • Novelis UK Ltd
  • The Packaging Federation
  • Properpak Ltd & Properpak (Scotland) Ltd
  • SAICA Pack UK (org name submitted as 'Paper Recycler and Manufacturer')
  • SIG Combibloc Ltd
  • Tata Steel Europe
  • Tetra Pak Limited

Community bodies (9)

  • Argyll and Bute Trust Ltd, Group for Recycling
  • Community Resources Network Scotland
  • Erskine Community Garden
  • Leithers Don't Litter
  • Nairn Eco
  • Scone and District Community Council
  • Soroptimist International of Crieff
  • Sunnyside School of Conservation
  • Tenement Veg

Environmental consultancies (7)

  • Changeworks Recycling
  • Ecocentric
  • Ramboll Environment and Health UK Limited
  • Reloop Platform
  • Society for a Sustainable Recycling Management (GNWK)
  • TWEFDA, Ltd.
  • Valpak Limited

Hospitality and restaurant trade (6)

  • Admiral Taverns
  • Burmieston
  • Merlin Entertainments PLC
  • Scottish Beer and Pub Association (SBPA)
  • Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA)
  • UK Hospitality

DRS companies (4)

  • Eesti Pandipakend OÜ
  • Infinitum Norway
  • RVM Systems Limited – Reverse Vending Systems
  • TOMRA Collection UK & Ireland Ltd.

Other organisations (10)

  • Federation of Small Businesses
  • Landmark Associates Ltd.
  • Law Society of Scotland
  • Learning for Sustainability Scotland
  • National Green Standard 
  • Natural Hydration Council
  • Social Enterprise Academy
  • Solway Firth Partnership
  • UNISON Scotland
  • University of Edinburgh, Department for Social Responsibility and Sustainability

Contact

Email: Tim Chant DRSinScotland@gov.scot

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