The public is being asked to shape a deposit return scheme for drinks containers as a way of reducing plastic pollution.
People would pay a small deposit when they buy a drink in a single-use container and get that money back when it is returned empty.
A consultation on a Deposit Return Scheme for Scotland asks for views on questions including:
• How much the deposit should be
• where people could return items
• what sort of materials and products should be included
Around 2.5 billion single-use drinks containers are sold in Scotland every year. Some countries with deposit return schemes are achieving up to 95% recycling rates for drinks containers compared to 50% in Scotland.
The responses to the consultation will help to design an effective system. This will then go forward as regulations under the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009.
The consultation can be viewed at the following link- https://beta.gov.scot/news/tackling-plastic-pollution/
