Civil servant denies 'half truths' over recycling scheme risks
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A civil servant has denied the Scottish government told "half truths" when it was trying to persuade firms to sign up to its failed deposit return scheme. The recycling plan collapsed in 2023 following a dispute with the UK government over internal market rules, and waste firm Biffa is suing Scottish ministers for £166m in damages. Official Charles Holmes told the Court of Session that the government had been aware of a "substanti
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