Lorna Slater said she was considering a delay for smaller businesses to help them join the recycling scheme.
, Ms Slater said Mr Yousaf was referring to a grace period which she was in discussions over.
"In terms of actively getting their product on the shelf and make sure the labelling is right and so forth, we will then work with small producers going forward to bring them into the scheme in a pragmatic way that works for them. That's two different deadlines."to remove upfront charges from some companies.
He said: "If you take a step back from this and consider the huge risks that the whole scheme is placing on consumers through massive inflated costs, huge changes in behaviour and complexity, and then of course for businesses - the significant costs and risks associated with the scheme.Dougal Sharp told the BBC he was calling for an immediate pause of the scheme
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