AS I SEE IT: TERRY MURDEN says the recycling scheme fiasco may overshadow the Ferguson shipyard scandal From the moment on 7 June when Lorna Slater announced to MSPs that the launch of the Scottish government’s deposit return scheme would be pushed back until the end of 2025 it was evident that somebody would be […]
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Let’s tidy up this rubbish recycling scheme
AS I SEE IT: TERRY MURDEN says Lorna Slater’s bottle return project should not be binned, but must be made fit for purpose One has to feel some sympathy for the beleaguered Circularity minister Lorna Slater who has widespread support for trying to clean up our streets and hedgerows. However, she is getting pelters from […]
A catch-all deposit return scheme ‘won’t work’
Being overly-ambitious could jeopardise the Scottish government’s self-financing deposit return scheme model which works in other countries, says Gool Santchurn