A minister said it would be inappropriate to interfere in the company overseeing Scotland’s Deposit Return Scheme (DRS), as an MSP likened it to “Frankenstein’s monster”.
Circular Economy Minister Lorna Slater faced questions from MSPs after it emerged the chief executive of Circularity Scotland was on a £300,000 salary.
David Harris and other executives at Circularity Scotland will receive a combined £670,000 in annual wages and fees.