The organisation which will run the planned Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) was not informed in advance of the First Minister’s decision to delay it.
Donald McCalman, programme director for Circularity Scotland, said the delay came because not enough firms are ready to deliver the “fantastic consumer experience” needed.
On Tuesday, Humza Yousaf delayed the introduction of the DRS from the middle of August this year to the beginning of March next year.
