READ MORE: Deposit return scheme could be axed by end of May without exemptionWith concerns that the UK Government will not have made a decision in that timeframe, charities and environmental organisations have called on Mr Sunak to act. The letter continued: "The rollout of deposit return in Scotland in March 2024 will require an Internal Market Act exemption which we know is under discussion across Whitehall. READ MORE: Lorna Slater blames UK ministers for deposit return scheme delayBut they added: "There remains one key obstacle to a truly UK-wide approach to the litter problem. The Scottish Green MSP said: "We have engaged with the UK Government in good faith on the exclusion for Scotland's deposit return scheme for nearly two years now. A UK Government spokeswoman said: "UK Government ministers received a formal request for a UKIM Act exclusion for the Scottish Government’s Deposit Return Scheme on March 6 2023.

Source: The Herald May 19, 2023 10:15 UTC