THE Scottish Environmental Services Association (SESA), the voice of Scotland’s resource and waste management industry, has welcomed the opportunity to review the Scottish Government’s draft regulations for a deposit return scheme (DRS). The draft regulation have been laid in the Scottish Parliament are now available for public comment. SESA Policy Advisor, Stephen Freeland said: “Consultation...
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‘Scotland jumps the gun with deposit return’, says SESA
THE Scottish Government has announced details of proposals for a deposit return scheme, with a 20p refundable deposit levied on all glass and plastics bottles and drinks cans. Any retailer who sells drinks will be required to accept returns, either by investing in reverse vending machines or ‘over-the-counter’ manual take back. The scheme will be...