Deposit and Return Scheme for Scotland Regulations 2020 (as amended): island communities impact assessment
Island communities impact assessment (ICIA) for The Deposit and Return Scheme for Scotland Regulations 2020, as amended by the Deposit and Return Scheme for Scotland (Amendment) Regulations 2025; and the Deposit and Return Scheme for Scotland (Designation of Scheme Administrator) Order 2025.
Footnotes
1 Scottish Government, 2019. A Deposit Return Scheme for Scotland Island Communities Screening Assessment.
2 Scottish Government, 2020. A Deposit Return Scheme for Scotland Island Communities Screening Assessment.
3 Scottish Government, 2020. The Deposit and Return Scheme for Scotland Regulations 2020.
4 The Islands (Scotland) Act 2018.
5 Defra, 2024. Deposit Return Scheme for drinks containers: joint policy statement.
6 Welsh Government, 2024. Written Statement: The Development of a Deposit Return Scheme for Wales.
7 The Scottish Government, 2023. National Litter and Flytipping Strategy.
8 The Scottish Government, 2024. National litter and flytipping strategy: update and year 2 action plan.
9 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%.
10 The Scottish Government, 2024. Managing Waste: New plastics economy global commitment.
11 Ellen MacArthur Foundation's New Plastics Economy global commitment.
12 The Scottish Government, 2019. The Deposit and Return Scheme for Scotland Regulations 2020: accompanying statement and proposed regulations.
13 Defra, 2021. Introducing a Deposit Return Scheme in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
14 TOMRA Collection, 2024. Polling shows strong UK public support for deposit return scheme roll out.
15 The Scottish Government, 2025. (Amendment of) the Deposit Return Scheme for Scotland Regulations 2020: Equality Impact Assessment 2025.
16 Scottish Government, 2021. The Cost of Remoteness. Reflecting higher living costs in remote rural Scotland when measuring fuel poverty.
17 Highlands and Islands Enterprise, 2013. A Minimum Income Standard for Remote Rural Scotland, Summary and key findings.
18 The Scottish Government, 2019. A Deposit Return Scheme for Scotland Fairer Scotland Impact Assessment.
19 The Scottish Government, 2025. (Amendment of) the Deposit Return Scheme for Scotland Regulations 2020: Fairer Scotland Duty Assessment 2025.
20 Scottish Government, 2022. Gaelic language plan 2022 to 2027.
21 National Statistics, 2024 Scotland’s Census 2022 - Ethnic group, national identity, language and religion.
22 The new legislation will appear on his website Legislation.gov.uk.
23 Scottish Government, 2020. A Deposit Return Scheme for Scotland Island Communities Screening Assessment.
24 Zero Waste Scotland, 2024. EPR in Scottish Highlands and Islands Zero Waste.
25 Scottish Government, 2020. A Deposit Return Scheme for Scotland Island Communities Screening Assessment.
26 Keep Scotland Beautiful, 2024. Scottish Litter Survey (2024). Tracking public perceptions and attitudes towards litter and littering behaviour
27 Keep Scotland Beautiful, 2024. Local Environmental Audit and Management System (LEAMS) for 2023/24.
28 Zero Waste Scotland, 2024. EPR in Scottish Highlands and Islands, Summary report.
29 Zero Waste Scotland, 2024. EPR in Scottish Highlands and Islands, Summary report.
30 Scottish Government and James Hutton institute, 2024. Scottish Islands Survey: Main findings.
31 W.R. Turrell (2020) - Estimating a regional budget of marine plastic litter in order to advise on marine management measures, Marine Pollution Bulletin, Volume 150.
32 Scottish Islands Federation, 2023. Scottish Islands Marine Litter Surveys 2023 Report.
33 W.R. Turrell (2020) - Estimating a regional budget of marine plastic litter in order to advise on marine management measures, Marine Pollution Bulletin, Volume 150.
34 Scottish Government, 2023. National Litter and Flytipping strategy: island communities impact assessment.
35 Visit Scotland, 2024. Research and Insights: Regions.
36 Defra, 2024. Introducing a Deposit Return Scheme on beverage containers in England and Northern Ireland Impact Assessment.
37 Scottish Tourism Observatory, Domestic Overnight Visitors to Regions of Scotland (2013 to 2019), 2013-2019.
38 The Scottish Government, 2021. The cost of remoteness. Reflecting higher living costs in remote rural Scotland when measuring fuel poverty.