Deposit and Return Scheme for Scotland Regulations 2020 (as amended): equality impact assessment
Equality impact assessment (EQIA) for The Deposit and Return Scheme for Scotland Regulations 2020 (as amended by the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) for Scotland Amendment Regulations 2025) and the Deposit and Return Scheme for Scotland (Designation of Scheme Administrator) Order 2025.
Footnotes
1 Defra, 2024. Deposit Return Scheme for drinks containers: joint policy statement.
2 Welsh Government, 2024. Written Statement: The Development of a Deposit Return Scheme for Wales.
3 The Scottish Government, 2023. National Litter and Flytipping Strategy.
4 The Scottish Government, 2024. National litter and flytipping strategy: update and year 2 action plan.
5 Zero Waste Scotland, 2024. DRS Material Recycling Update. Analysis suggests average recycling rates in Scotland for cans ~74% and for PET ~65%. Discounting materials sorted from residual waste, the recycling rate for cans is estimated to be 58%.
6 The Scottish Government, 2024. Managing Waste: New plastics economy global commitment.
7 Ellen MacArthur Foundation's New Plastics Economy global commitment.
8 The Scottish Government, 2018. A Deposit Return Scheme for Scotland, interim Equalities Impact Assessment.
9 Griesbach & Associates and Jennifer Waterton Consultancy, 2019. Deposit Return Scheme Consultation: analysis of responses.
10 The Scottish Government, 2019. A Deposit Return Scheme for Scotland - Equality Impact Assessment.
11 The Scottish Government, 2020. A Deposit Return Scheme for Scotland. Final Equality Impact Assessment.
12 Defra, 2024. Deposit Return Scheme for drinks containers: joint policy statement.
13 The Scottish Government, 2018. A Deposit Return Scheme for Scotland, interim Equalities Impact Assessment.
14 The Scottish Government, 2025. Fairer Scotland Duty Assessment.
15 The Scottish Government, 2025. Island Communities Impact Assessment.
16 The Scottish Government, 2019. The Deposit and Return Scheme for Scotland Regulations 2020: accompanying statement and proposed regulations.
17 Defra, 2021. Introducing a Deposit Return Scheme in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
18 TOMRA Collection, 2024. Polling shows strong UK public support for deposit return scheme roll out.
19 This includes the 2018 Deposit Return Scheme for Scotland Consultation, along with those on behalf of the UK, Welsh and Northern Ireland Governments.
20 Spryker, Appinio, 2022. The Complete Guide to Online Food Retailing in the UK: 2022 and Beyond.
21 Age UK accessed November 2024. Help with Shopping.
22 Office for National Statistics, 2022. FOI request. Household disposable income by age group 2022.
23 The Scottish Government, 2025. Fairer Scotland Duty Assessment.
24 Department for Work and Pensions, accessed November 2024. Family Resources Survey, financial year 2022-2023, United Kingdom.
25 Systra on behalf of Defra, 2021. Defra DRS Research Full Report Final with appendices.
26 Defra, 2023. Introducing a Deposit Return Scheme for drinks containers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
27 Pantamera, Press Release.
29 The Scottish Government, 2018. A Deposit Return Scheme for Scotland, interim Equalities Impact Assessment.