Government faces £170m court case over recycling scheme collapse
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Getty Images The Scottish government's bottle return scheme was postponed in 2023
A waste firm's bid to sue the Scottish government over the collapse of its bottle return scheme is to be heard at the Court of Session. Biffa is seeking more than £166m in damages over the decision to delay the recycling plans in 2023. The company argues that the government was negligent when it claimed the scheme was viable. But Scottish ministers say that the waste firm was aware of the risks involved.
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