Slater claims 'no reason' to expect UK to block recycling scheme
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PA Media Lorna Slater said she had expected problems to be resolved, because the whole of the UK was moving to set up similar schemes
Lorna Slater has told a court the Scottish government had no reason to expect UK ministers to block Holyrood's deposit return recycling scheme. The project collapsed in 2023 after a row over internal market rules, leading waste firm Biffa to sue for £50m in damages.
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