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		</div><p>More than 75% of Scots believe people would understand how to use a deposit return scheme based on a variable fee, according to a survey.</p>
<p>A poll commissioned by environmental campaign group A Plastic Planet found just 13% of Scots said people would not be able to understand such a system.</p>
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<p>In May, Scotland became the first part of the UK to announce plans to bring in a deposit return scheme in a bid to boost recycling.</p>
<p>Under proposals to be brought in before the end of the current Holyrood parliament in March 2021, a 20p charge will be levied on the vast majority of drinks containers, including PET (Polyethylene terephthalate) plastic bottles – used for fizzy drinks and water bottles – glass bottles and steel/aluminium drinks cans.</p>
<blockquote><p>20p Charge to be levied on the vast majority of drinks containers in the proposals.</p></blockquote>
<p>The deposit can then be reclaimed as cash or a voucher when the container is taken to a local collection point.</p>
<p>But health experts fear the Scottish Government’s plans to charge a flat-rate fee for the containers will hinder efforts to reduce obesity levels and tackle diabetes.</p>
<p>They note the 20p charge would apply to all drinks containers, regardless of their size, and fear that it risks incentivising consumers to purchase larger containers of sugary drinks.</p>
<p>There have been suggestions that a variable fee would be too confusing for consumers to understand, but the campaign group said countries such as Norway, Finland, Denmark and Sweden have already implemented a successful deposit scheme in which consumers pay a variable deposit based on the size of the container they buy.</p>
<p>Some 77% of the 1,000 people surveyed for A Plastic Planet said they were confident that Scots would be able to understand a variable fee system.</p>
<p>While 13% said they would not understand, 11% responded “don’t know”.</p>
<blockquote><p>All bottles are not equal and to treat them as such with a flat-rate scheme is disingenuous and patronising</p></blockquote>
<p>A Plastic Planet co-founder Sian Sutherland said: “Every single year the quantity of plastic bottles we pump out can reach half-way to the sun.</p>
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<p>“We have an extraordinary moment in history to make real change happen, to dramatically reduce millions of tonnes of virgin plastic used for bottles.</p>
<p>“But all bottles are not equal and to treat them as such with a flat-rate scheme is disingenuous and patronising.”</p>
<p>Jenni Hume, campaign manager for the Have You Got The Bottle? campaign, believes a flat rage charge is clearer.</p>
<p>She said: “Although many countries use variable deposit levels, in our view a single level is clearer for everyone.</p>
<p>“It also reflects the fact that it’s equally important for all cans and bottles, whatever their size, to be returned rather than littered.”</p>
<p><em>Populus surveyed 1,000 adults in Scotland aged 18 and over between June 26 and July 9 this year.</em></p>
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