Question reference: S6W-14934
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness and Nairn, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 8 February 2023
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Current status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 8 March 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-08012 by Lorna Slater on 12 May 2022, and in light of the announcement by the UK Government on 20 January 2023 that its Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) will not include glass, whether it will provide an answer to the question that was asked.
Answer
The UK government announcement related to the proposed scheme in England. Wales has also confirmed their scheme will include glass.
The Scottish Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) business case suggests that including glass will save over 1.2 megatonnes CO2 equivalent over 25 years, and will significantly increase the quantity and quality of glass recyclate. We will continue to work closely with the UK and devolved governments to maximise interoperability of the schemes when they go live, and hope that the UK government will, over time, follow the other UK nations and reconsider its decision to exclude glass.