Humza Yousaf has given his clearest indication yet that a flagship recycling initiative will be scrapped unless there is a last minute u-turn from the UK Government.
The First Minister said today he "struggled" to see how the deposit return scheme (DRS) could progress if glass containers were not included.
The Scottish Government had planned to introduce the scheme - which would charge customers a returnable deposit for each single-use drinks container they buy - in March next year.
