Research conducted under Deposit Return Scheme: EIR release

Information requested

• Any research conducted by the Scottish Government that investigated the number of bottles likely to be returned by consumers under the upcoming Deposit Return Scheme.
• Any research conducted by the Scottish Government that investigated the challenges with implementing the upcoming Deposit Return Scheme.
• Any project plans held by the Scottish Government, including any documents that reflect upon the risks and project dependencies, that have been produced in relation to the roll out of the upcoming Deposit Return Scheme since 2020.

Response

I apologise for the delay in responding to your request for information. The delay has arisen as a result in the number of requests in relation to the Deposit Return Scheme. We are taking steps to ensure EIR requests are processed timeously in future, and apologise for the inconvenience on this occasion.

Response to your request

Question 1

Under Regulation 6(1)(b) of the EIRs, we do not have to give you information which is already publicly available and easily accessible to you in another form or format. If, however, you do not have internet access to obtain this information from the website(s) listed, then please contact me again and I will send you a paper copy.

The information you have requested can be found on the Scottish Government website here: Deposit return scheme for Scotland: full business case addendum

Question 2

Under Regulation 6(1)(b) of the EIRs, we do not have to give you information which is already publicly available and easily accessible to you in another form or format. If, however, you do not have internet access to obtain this information from the website(s) listed, then please contact me again and I will send you a paper copy.

Four Gateway Reviews which looked at the challenges with implementing the upcoming Deposit Return Scheme have been published and can be found here: Deposit return scheme - Managing waste.

Question 3

I have included copies of the information you have requested in Annex B.

On reviewing materials within scope of your request, exceptions have been applied in line with the EIRs. The exceptions applied can be found in Annex A.

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FOI 202300343538 - Information Released - Annex A

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FOI 202300343538 - Information Released - Annex B

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