Slater gave 'guarantee' on bottle return scheme, court told
23 minutes ago Share Save Phil Sim political correspondent and Angus Cochrane BBC Scotland Share Save
PA Media Former Green minister Lorna Slater accused the UK government of sabotaging the scheme
A waste firm suing the Scottish government over its botched bottle return scheme has claimed it was offered "unequivocal" assurances that the plan would go ahead. Biffa Waste Services is seeking more than £166m of reparations over the decision to delay the recycling initiative in 2023. Chief executive Michael Topham told the Court of Session that former government minister Lorna Slater had offered assurances "akin to a guarantee" that the scheme would proceed.
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