Lidl has launched its own bottle-return scheme.
Customers of the budget supermarket can receive a 5p reward for recycling plastic and aluminium drinks containers at 21 Glasgow stores.
The initiative, which uses reverse vending machines, comes ahead of eagerly awaited but long-delayed national action.
Both Scotland and England, Wales and Northern Ireland are expected to launch deposit-return schemes next year.
There is no limit on the number of items that can be returned to Lidl, and it doesn’t matter where the drinks were bought. They must be clean and undamaged.
The financial rewards can be redeemed against shopping or donated to charity partner The STV Children’s appeal.
Lidl estimates that the pilot will result in at more than 10 tonnes of plastic and aluminium being recycled each month.
Richard Bourns, chief commercial officer at Lidl GB, said: “We’re on a mission to eliminate all unnecessary waste, and with over 95 per cent of our own-brand packaging now recyclable, reusable or refillable, we’ve been making great progress.
“We know that Lidl shoppers share this passion, and we hope that utilising this infrastructure, which might otherwise have been left dormant, will help to make recycling their cans and bottles even more convenient.
“With our extra incentive thrown in, and no cap on the number of items that can be recycled, it’s a win-win for all.”
