The Deposit and Return Scheme for Scotland (Designation of Scheme Administrator) Order 2025
This Order designates the scheme administrator which will operate and manage the deposit and return scheme (“the Deposit and Return Scheme”) established under the Deposit and Return Scheme for Scotland Regulations 2020. The Deposit and Return Scheme operates in relation to scheme articles. Scheme articles are drinks that are intended to be sold to consumers in Scotland and are contained in single-use packaging made from polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic, aluminium and steel. The Deposit and Return Scheme also applies to scheme packaging, being the packaging for those scheme articles. The Order comes into force on the day after it is made.