Holyrood and Westminster have clashed over the removal of glass from the initiative. Minister Lorna Slater said the UK government's '11th hour intervention' added uncertainty to certain parts of the scheme
First Minister Mr Yousaf warned that scheme was in"grave danger" and wrote to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, calling for glass to be included. The request was knocked back to ensure"simplicity and interoperability".
Ms Slater, the MSP for Lothian, previously admitted that the industry has"invested hundreds of millions of pounds" towards the scheme but hasCircularity Scotland - the company set up to run the DRS north of the border - has already made clear it can"absolutely" go ahead with the scheme without glass bottles being included.
Ms Slater added:"The UK is not acting with good faith here to support Scotland's scheme going forward and is in fact doing everything possible to undermine it.
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