The circular economy minister Lorna Slater has been the subject of a motion of no confidence from the Scottish Conservatives.
The party claimed that the Green MSP was "out of her depth" and should be fired for the Scottish government's deposit return recycling program's failure.
The Greens scorned the action, calling it a "shameless political stunt.".
Prior to next week's scheduled summer break for the legislature, a discussion and vote are anticipated.
The government has pushed back the implementation of its flagship recycling program until at least October 2025.
The UK government's decision to exclude glass from the Scottish program, according to Ms. Slater, left her with no other option.
According to the BBC, the company that was supposed to manage the program, Circularity Scotland, is no longer viable in its current form as a result of the delay.
It's thought that about 50 employees will be impacted.
Net zero, energy, and transportation spokesperson for the Scottish Tories, Liam Kerr, introduced the motion.
Because Lorna Slater has shown that she is unprepared to serve as a minister, Mr. Kerr said, "We feel we have no choice but to bring forward this motion.
I don't say this lightly, but in the seven years that I have served in the Scottish Parliament, I find it difficult to recall a minister who has struggled so much with their mandate.
With her refusal to interact with business or heed their warnings that her plans were impractical, "her handling of the deposit return scheme has been shambolic from day one. ".
Earlier this month, the UK government approved a partial exemption from the Internal Market Act for the Scottish deposit system, but stated that glass bottles would need to be left out.
It stated that this was done to bring Scotland into compliance with comparable policies that are scheduled to go into effect in England and Northern Ireland in October 2025, policies that will also exclude glass.
After adamantly stating that there was no reason the program couldn't begin in March 2024 without incorporating glass, Circularity Scotland expressed disappointment at the delay.
According to Mr. Kerr, Ms. Slater "consigned" Circularity Scotland to "financial collapse.".
In addition to criticizing Ms. Slater's "high-handed" choice to charter a private ferry for an official visit to Rum, he demanded compensation for businesses that made modifications in advance of the scheme's launch.
The Scottish Tory MSP called the minister's position "untenable" and urged opposing parties to vote against her.
To force a discussion and vote, his motion, which has the backing of party colleagues, needed the support of 25 MSPs.
Mark Ruskell, MSP for the Scottish Greens and the party's environment spokesman, said: "This is a shameless and cynical stunt by the Tories who are getting more and more desperate by the day as their party and their leadership fall apart.
The truth is that Lorna Slater did an amazing job implementing Scotland's first deposit return program.
"It was all set to go. But the plan was derailed when the Tories intervened at the last minute.
They now attempt to blame Lorna Slater for their choice with the utmost audacity and brass neck. That is utterly absurd.
. "
