Scotland launches 20p deposit scheme for drinks cans and bottles

Refundable charge to be added to glass and plastic bottles and drinks cans sold in any shop

Consumers in Scotland will have to pay a 20p deposit on every bottle or drinks can they buy from shops under an ambitious new scheme unveiled by the Scottish government.

The deposit return scheme, the first national scheme in the UK, will cover glass and plastic bottles, as well as aluminium and steel drinks cans, sold from any shop in Scotland.