Waste firm start £150m court action against ministers over bungled bottle scheme

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SUNDAY MAIL EXCLUSIVE: Former green minister Lorna Slater's personal assurances abut the deposit returns scheme are being cited by Biffa as a reason for their legal action.

A WASTE firm has pointed the finger at axed Green Party minister Lorna Slater for them suffering a £150million loss over the failed bottle recycling scheme.

The Scottish Government has been accused of misrepresenting the scheme when it assured Biffa it would go ahead. Top news stories today They said that the recycling firm believes the Scottish Government “negligently misrepresented the assurance it gave” and “made no reference to any outstanding need to seek UK Internal Market Act approval.

 

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