Lorna Slater has called on the UK Government to change course on the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS), as she said Scottish ministers will have to assess if they can make it work.
Scottish Secretary Alister Jack wrote to the Scottish Government on Friday, granting the exemption to the Internal Market Act needed for the scheme to operate, but said the inclusion of glass could risk a “permanent divergence” between the UK and Scotland.
In a statement where she repeatedly attacked the UK Government’s approach to devolution, Lorna Slater said: “If the UK Government had given us the full exclusion that we had sought, then I would be here today setting out all the detailed steps that we are taking ahead of go-live date next March.
