Mark Drakeford has attacked the UK Government for trying to stop the Welsh Government including glass in a recycling scheme.
In January a new initiative was announced that will see us pay a small deposit when we buy a drink in a single use container, which we get back when we return the bottle or can. It was also announced that Wales is working with England and Northern Ireland to set up a joint scheme, meaning you can buy a drink in Barry and return it in Bristol or Belfast.
Scotland was also setting up its own scheme but last week the UK Government told Scottish ministers they couldn’t include glass bottles because it would violate the Internal Market Act. This act was introduced by the UK Government after Brexit and was widely seen as an attack against devolution because it prevents the devolved nations from placing conditions on the sale of goods or services without Westminster approval.
