Whisky distilleries face being unable to sell their products in Scotland after a third of them failed to sign-up for a controversial recycling scheme.
Businesses had until March 1 to register for the deposit return scheme (DRS), which will charge customers 20p for every single-use glass or plastic drinks container they buy.
Nicola Sturgeon today vowed to press on with the planned launch of the initiative in August despite fewer than 700 drinks firms having signed-up - well below the 4,500 expected.
