Public engagement events

We are inviting the people of Scotland to come and have a chat about Scotland’s deposit return scheme.

We will be out and about at a series of events, tourist attractions and public places over the next few months, to chat to people about Scotland’s forthcoming deposit return scheme and ask them what they think about how key aspects of the scheme could work here.

The team will have a presence at locations across the country to raise awareness that Scotland is set to introduce a deposit return scheme and that the Scottish Government’s public consultation on it is now live. Members of the public can submit a full consultation response online on the Scottish Government website, and we’ll also be chatting to people about some of the main questions that the consultation asks at these events.  

Already held:

• 29^th June                  Glasgow Fort Shopping Centre, Glasgow
• 25^th July                    Deep Sea World, North Queensferry
• 27-29 July                 ButeFest, Isle of Bute
• 1^st August                 Scottish Seabird Centre, North Berwick
• 4^th August                 Lewis Festival, Stornoway
• 11^th August               European Open Water Swimming Championships, Balloch
• 12^th August               Aviemore Triathlon
• 12^th August               Helix Park, Falkirk
• 22^nd August              St. Enoch Centre, Glasgow
• 24^th August              Scottish Wildlife Trust Visitor Centre at Loch of the Lowes, Perthshire     
• 25^th August              Peebles Market
• 26^th August              Kirkintilloch Canal Festival – Gala Sunday
• 28^th August              Bon Accord Shopping Centre, Aberdeen
• 31^st August              Dundee Food and Flower Show
• 31^st August              Speirs Centre, Alloa, Clackmannanshire
• 1-2 September         Edinburgh Mela
• 2^nd September         South Ayrshire Air Show
• 3^rd September         Lagoon Leisure Centre, Paisley
• 3-4 September        Co-op, Lerwick, Shetland
• 5^th September          Eastgate Shopping Centre, Inverness
• 7^th September          Dumfries town centre
• 7^th September          Oak Mall, Inverclyde
• 9^th September          Grampian Motorcycle Convention, Alford, Aberdeenshire
• 11^th September        Stirling Central Library, Stirling
• 13^th September        Scottish Wildlife Trust Visitor Centre, Montrose Basin
• 14-16 September     Perth Food and Drink Festival
• 14^th September        East Kilbride Shopping Centre, South Lanarkshire
• 16^th September        Newmilns Festival, East Ayrshire
• 17^th September        North Lanarkshire Heritage Centre, Motherwell
• 19^th September        Barrhead Foundry, East Renfrewshire
• 20^th September        Dalkeith Library, Midlothian
• 20^th September        Rivergate Shopping Centre, Irvine, North Ayrshire
• 21^st September        Livingston Designer Outlet, Livingston, West Lothian

Forthcoming:

• 22^nd September       Elgin Library, Moray
• 24^th September        Kirkwall and Stromness HWRCs, Orkney

If you’re interested in Scotland’s deposit return scheme, or would just like to come down and speak to us about any aspect of reducing, re-using and recycling, then come and speak to us.

You can respond in full to the Scottish Government consultation here, and find more information about deposit return schemes here.