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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Craig Paton

UK Government putting deposit return scheme ‘in grave danger’, Yousaf claims

PA Wire

Scotland’s First Minister has accused the UK Government of placing the deposit return scheme (DRS) in “grave danger” and called for conditions effectively barring glass to be revoked.

UK ministers wrote to the Scottish Government last week granting a partial exemption to the Internal Market Act which would exclude glass containers from the DRS – which is due to go live in Scotland in March of next year.

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