Shoppers would get paid for returning empty bottles under radical new Scottish Government plans, aimed at boosting recycling levels.
The ministers will unveil plans to bring back the old system whereby shoppers would be asked to return everything from bottles to cans to the place where they purchased them in a bid to increase rates of recycling.
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Environment Secretary Richard Lochhead said fresh recycling ideas were needed.
Experts believe "deposit and return" schemes could significantly increase levels of recycling.
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"While these figures are undoubtedly an improvement on where we once were, there is still more we can do.
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They could also be used for other drinks containers, as well as food tins and aluminium trays from takeaways," Lochhead added.
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