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Post by om15 on Feb 27, 2023 12:33:52 GMT
The Deposit Return Scheme is due to be blocked by Westminster, another ill thought out, incompetently executed Green dictate dreamed up by the third rate pretendy parliament despots is going to be binned by Westminster, much to the relief of all business enterprises in Scotland. The usual shrill reaction from the pygmies, but thank goodness Westminster is there to step in and prevent these lunacies.
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Post by Ripley on Mar 2, 2023 22:19:22 GMT
The Deposit Return Scheme is due to be blocked by Westminster, another ill thought out, incompetently executed Green dictate dreamed up by the third rate pretendy parliament despots is going to be binned by Westminster, much to the relief of all business enterprises in Scotland. The usual shrill reaction from the pygmies, but thank goodness Westminster is there to step in and prevent these lunacies. Weren't you just posting about that on a different thread, one where I have shown you how well a DRS can work? In the US, states with container deposit laws have more than doubled the average rate of beverage container recycling. Beverage container legislation has reduced total roadside litter by between 30% and 64% in the states with bottle bills. Proponents of container deposit legislation have pointed to the small financial obligations of the states, as financing these programs is the responsibility of the beverage industry and consumers. Producers are responsible for disposing of returned products. States use the money from unclaimed deposits to fund other environmental programs or cover the administrative costs of the deposit program.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Container_deposit_legislation_in_the_United_States#See_alsoI think it's a great idea. |
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Post by om15 on Mar 3, 2023 10:43:21 GMT
Others affected by this ill thought out rubbish do not think that it is a great idea. The NTIA said it is "simply untrue" for the Scottish Government to suggest that the scheme is comparable to those elsewhere.
READ MORE: Scottish Government 'fails to understand' return scheme concerns
"The proposed DRS in Scotland is one of the most complicated, costly, inefficient, and badly-designed schemes in the world," the NTIA said. "It is also untrue for ministers to suggest that this scheme will be paid for by producers under a 'polluter pays' principle.
"Scotland's DRS adds cost and complexity at all levels of the supply chain, which will all ultimately be passed on to consumers in the price of the everyday products we all buy."
The NTIA estimates that for the typical small business, the DRS will cost between £3,000 and £5,000 in advance set-up and infrastructure costs and result in a further permanent cashflow deficit of up to £5,000 per premises.
Furthermore, the exclusion of crushed cans and bottles will result in an "unacceptably high percentage" of deposits failing to be redeemed, leading to substantial and on-going financial losses.
READ MORE: Business owner speaks out on bottle return scheme: 'We are flailing'
Noting that all three candidates to be the next First Minister have expressed a desire to either scrap, delay or amend the scheme, the NTIA added that Scotland's DRS does not currently have exemption from the UK Internal Markets Act, which is meant to ensure a level playing field for trade across the UK. Westminster has warned that such an exemption may not be granted due to the Scottish scheme creating trade barriers and restricted market access for thousands of small producers and importers.
As such, the NTIA said it "is little short of reckless and negligent for government to ask businesses" to invest in something that "may well be unlawful".
"And it is, regrettably, also why the NTIA is today issuing a recommendation to our members and the thousands of businesses in the night time economy across Scotland not to sign any agreement with [scheme administrator Circularity Scotland] to participate in the scheme at this time."
The sign-up window for hospitality and retail businesses opened on March 1. The DRS is currently due to go live in Scotland on August 16.
www.heraldscotland.com/business_hq/23359773.deposit-return-call-pubs-clubs-boycott-recycling-scheme/Read the comments from the readers, |
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