First Minister Humza Yousaf urged the UK to allow glass to be part of the Scottish recycling scheme.
The Welsh government still wants to do that but the UK government has changed its mind.
Replying for the prime minister, cabinet ministers Michael Gove, Alister Jack and Therese Coffey said they want to make sure that any Scottish scheme works in the same way as what's being planned for the rest of the UK.Scottish Secretary Alister Jack strongly defended the UK government's decision "The exclusion of glass also ensures consumer choice is not restricted in Scotland, given the risk that differences in scope would have led to some producers choosing not to supply Scotland through online or physical sales.
That's what the brewer behind Tennent's lager, C&C group has warned would happen to their canned product if deposit charges are not also applied to glass bottles.If it goes live as planned in March 2024, the deposit return scheme would see a 20p charge placed on drinks containers which would be refunded to consumers upon their return in a bid to increase recycling levels.
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