McArthur: Ministers “in hiding” ahead of deposit return deadlines

Responding to industry experts telling The Sunday Show that the SNP and Green Government-devised deposit return scheme (DRS) is “impossible” to introduce in August, with ministers refusing to appear to defend the scheme, Scottish Liberal Democrat climate emergency spokesperson Liam McArthur MSP said: 

“Businesses deserve better than ministers going into hiding because the deadlines for signing up are only days away. 

"Scottish Liberal Democrats were the first party to call for a DRS to transform recycling rates and we have repeatedly urged the Scottish Government to listen and learn from successful schemes elsewhere in Europe. But key questions remain unanswered. 

“It is time SNP/Green ministers hit pause to avoid their ill-prepared scheme playing havoc with business, harming public confidence and undermining the well-intentioned case for DRS itself.”