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Daily Record
Daily Record
National
Hannah Rodger

Flagship Scottish Government drinks recycling scheme will put 200 extra trucks on roads

Waste management firm Biffa has the contract to collect empty drinks containers and has bought a fleet of 198 diesel and petrol vehicles to fulfil the work.

The Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) has been championed by the Scottish Government and headed up by Greens minister Lorna Slater but she has been accused of losing control of the policy.

Critics claim the extra vehicles will outdo the environmental benefits the scheme promises to bring.

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