Circularity Scotland has named Biffa as the official logistics partner for Scotland’s Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) – set to go live in August 2023.
The agreement comes after several months of close collaboration between the two organisations and is expected to create around 500 jobs in Scotland to support the collection, sorting and counting of products within scope of the scheme.
Circularity Scotland is also working with Biffa to explore the opportunity to build a PET recycling plant in Scotland to support the scheme and deliver further employment opportunities.
The new agreement will also see Biffa take responsibility for the crucial work of collecting billions of drinks bottles and cans from return points across the length and breadth of Scotland each year, as-well-as managing the bulking and counting centres that will process material for recycling.
David Harris, CEO of Circularity Scotland, said: “As scheme administrator, Circularity Scotland is working at pace to ensure that the scheme runs effectively and efficiently, and at as low a cost as possible, from August 2023.
“Bringing on board Biffa as our logistics service provider is another landmark moment in this work and their unparalleled expertise in supporting large-scale and complex recycling schemes will help us to achieve the aim of capturing and recycling at least 90% of drinks containers made from PET plastic, aluminium, steel or glass.”
