Five supermarket giants urge Scottish Government to ditch drinks recycling scheme
dailyrecord.co.ukFive supermarket giants are now calling for the government to ditch its controversial drinks recycling scheme. Sainsbury’s, Morrisons and Waitrose have told the Sunday Mail they don’t believe the deposit return scheme (DRS) can work in its current form.
The three huge retailers are expressing serious concerns and have joined Tesco and Asda who have already denounced the recycling project and called for it to be halted.
Campaigners and opposition politicians said Circular Economy minister Lorna Slater should pull the plug before the big supermarkets pull out.Morrisons Chief Executive David Potts said: “The current timetable for DRS does not set the scheme up to succeed given the lack of clarity on so many key issues.
More time is needed to deliver a workable and consistent scheme that enjoys the confidence of consumers.”Andrew Murphy, Chief Operating Officer at the John Lewis Partnership which includes Waitrose, said: “While we’re committed to cutting down on waste, we have serious concerns over the implementation of the scheme and we’ve expressed these to the Scottish Government.”A Sainsbury’s spokeswoman said: “Despite our significant investment in Deposit Return Scheme trials over the last few years, we support a delay to the introduction of the Scottish scheme as the current timings are unattainable and critical information is still missing.”While Morrisons boss Potts said: “We share the Scottish Government’s desire to boost recycling and tackle littering.
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