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Delayed bottle return scheme announcement 'imminent' but no timeline given for launch

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An announcement on Scotland's delayed bottle recycling scheme is to be made "imminently" but a Greens minister still can't say when it will be launched.Lorna Slater previously confirmed the long-awaited eco initiative - which was supposed to be underway by April this year - would be pushed back a second time and blamed Brexit and the pandemic.She told MSPs today she still didn't have a timeline for its launch but claimed more details could be published before Christmas.Dean Lockhart, convener of the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee, asked Slater: "When can we expect to see the legislation to introduce the deposit return scheme?"The Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity replied: "I'm afraid I don't have a

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