Deposits for beverage packaging on the rise: Scotland to start in 2023
by Thomas Reiner
Anyone producing, importing, buying or selling beverages in Scotland will have to deal with a newly introduced deposit system from August 2023. By establishing deposits for beverage packaging, the country aims to reduce its waste by a third and cut climate emissions by 160,000 tons of CO2eq. Deposits are trending. By 2030, all countries will be moving toward reusable or deposit systems. This is due to non-closed-loop systems, which are spurring activity among regulators.