Falkirk Council 's plans to scrap its glass recycling collection by autumn have been dealt a blow by the Scottish Government's decision to delay its bottle deposit return scheme.
Councillors agreed in December to phase out the 'black box' collections this September, to coincide with the proposed introduction of the deposit return scheme in August.
But this week's announcement that the deposit return scheme will not be introduced until March 2024 at the earliest has led to fears that recycling rates in Falkirk will plummet.
