Question reference: S6W-01915
- Asked by: Paul McLennan, MSP for East Lothian, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 28 July 2021
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Current status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 16 August 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of the increase in online shopping during the COVID-19 pandemic on the deliverability of its Deposit Return Scheme.
Answer
In designing Scotland’s Deposit Return Scheme (DRS), we were mindful of the potential for future growth in the proportion of single-use drinks containers sold online. To ensure that our DRS is successful and fair, it is important that online retailers charge the deposit and provide a service to allow it to be redeemed and the container returned.