The scheme is due to launch in August but businesses say they have not received key information.
A leading trade body fears Scotland's deposit return scheme will not be ready to launch in August.
The chief executive of Circularity Scotland, the newly created company that will administer the initiative, told BBC Scotland it would be ready for its launch date of 16 August. He cautioned the potential fall-out would see consumers face "a bewildering patchwork of approaches" that would make the recycling process "cumbersome".Shoppers will be charged a refundable extra fee when buying single-use drinks
"But the big problem is that, contained within the producer agreement, is an obligation that will require Innis & Gunn, in the event that the scheme doesn't launch on 16 August this year, to pay significant sums of money into Circularity Scotland. Justin Wingate, of On Trade Scotland magazine, told Good Morning Scotland the additional costs would filter down from the manufacturer to the consumer.
Scottish Conservative MSP Maurice Golden also said businesses hadn't been given answers "to the most basic questions".
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