• Introduction

• Background

• Policy objectives

• What the regulations do

• Enforcement

• Financial impacts

• Equality impacts

• Sustainable development and national outcomes

• Delegated Powers and Law Reform (DPLR) Committee consideration

• Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform (ECCLR) Committee consideration
  • Evidence
  • Engagement
  • Key themes emerging from the evidence
  • Objectives and purpose of the Scheme

• Scope – materials
  • Introduction
  • Issues
    • Setting scope – principles and criteria
    • Inclusion of glass
    • Evidence base
    • Alternative proposals
    • Consequences of inclusion
    • Support for the inclusion of glass
    • Management of glass across Europe
    • Inclusion of aluminium
    • Exclusion of cartons, pouches, and HDPE plastic
    • Provisions for review
    • Size of bottles

• Scope – retailers/return points
  • Introduction
  • Issues
    • Small retailers
    • Exemptions
    • Community based solutions
    • Application to online sales
    • Handling fees
    • Manual returns
    • Non-domestic business rates
    • Consumer participation

• Level of deposit
  • Introduction
  • Issues
    • Public view
    • Industry view
    • Unintended impacts – materials switching
    • Unintended impacts – upsizing
    • Criteria for setting the level
    • VAT on the deposit

• Operational impacts and costs
  • Introduction
  • Issues
    • Supply chain
    • Small scale producers
    • Producer fees
    • Wholesale and distribution
    • Identifying DRS containers
    • Interaction with existing infrastructure and need for new infrastructure

• Environmental impacts
  • Introduction
  • Issues
    • Proposed capture targets
    • Litter
    • Carbon impacts
    • Donating deposits

• Consumer and social impacts or risks
  • Introduction
  • Issues
    • Accessibility/community engagement

• Implications for Local Authorities
  • Introduction
  • Issues
    • Impact on materials
    • Impact on recycling rates
    • Impact on waste management contracts and infrastructure
    • Positive impacts and opportunities
    • Geographical or regional differences
    • Further evidence

• Wider waste policy context
  • Introduction
  • Issues
    • Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and other resource policy measures
    • Interaction with the existing Packaging Recovery Note (PRN) system
    • A UK-wide scheme or interoperability across UK
    • Capacity of UK recycling and reprocessing infrastructure

• Governance and administration of the Scheme
  • Introduction
  • Issues
    • Establishing the Scheme Administrator
    • Scheme Administrator functions and powers
    • Dispute resolution
    • Enforcement
    • Fraud prevention
    • Sanctions
    • The funding model

• The proposed time-frame
  • Introduction
  • Issues

• Further issues raised
  • Free movement of goods
  • ECHR rights
  • Communication, information and education

• Annexe A - Public Engagement for Proposed Deposit Return Scheme
  • Summary
  • Audience Engagement
  • Workshops
    • Western Isles, 18 September in the Old School House, West Tarbert
    • Tenant Participation Advisory Service, 27 September at the Scottish Parliament
    • Learning Disability Alliance Scotland, 22 October 2019 at their premises in Edinburgh.
    • Pop up Stall
  • General Views Expressed
  • Specific Views Expressed
  • Feedback

• Annexe B - Minutes of Meetings

• Annexe C - Written submissions