A Scottish Conservative MSP has said Scotland’s deposit return scheme (DRS) could go ahead with glass included, as long as it complied with the internal markets act. But on Monday morning, North East Scotland Conservative MSP Maurice Golden told the BBC’s Good Morning Scotland that the scheme could go ahead with glass included. “The Scottish Government could decide, irrespective of the internal market act, to roll out the deposit return scheme as had been originally planned.”He was asked if this would be with glass included. “Removing glass at this stage simplifies the scheme, perhaps builds more confidence in the scheme and allows us to salvage some form of launch. The Scottish Green MSP told the BBC’s Sunday Show: “We should absolutely be using the powers of devolution to prevent waste and litter, to tackle environmental issues and social issues.

Source: The Times May 29, 2023 07:40 UTC