Wales' glass refund plan proceeding without Westminster agreement

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The Welsh government means to push on after the UK government barred glass from Scotland's scheme.

Under the Welsh government plans, people would get their money back if they returned empty drinks containers made of plastic, glass, steel or aluminium."We don't think we need the permission of the UK government to do that," she said.The Welsh government consulted jointly with the UK government and Northern Ireland executive on its plans.

When the UK government decided not to include glass it cited concerns about creating complexity and burdens for business.This Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser.

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