Circularity Scotland, formed to run the Scottish Government’s deposit return scheme, has its sights set on similar schemes for England and Wales.
And the company – described as a non-profit – is said to be paying its chief executive David Harris an annual salary of £300,000, nearly twice the £157,000 paid to First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.
We can reveal how it has advertised for staff with salaries of upwards of £70,000-a-year.