The Circular Economy Minister has been accused of being “disrespectful” to a Holyrood committee by failing to hand over the latest review of the stalled Deposit Return Scheme (DRS).
Lorna Slater was told she had had “taken too long” when it came to handing over a review, carried out in March into the state of preparations.
Scotland’s DRS, which aims to increase recycling of single use drinks containers such as cans and bottles, had been due to come in to force from 1 March 2024 – but this already delayed start date has now been pushed back further to October 2025, to tie in with similar initiatives in the rest of the UK.
