Coins Ask Government to Cancel System Back: "Unprecedented Social Drama"
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Recycling and reuse policy "is necessary", says Social Democrat Carlos Moedas. But "it should not be either a tax or a social drama".
The mayor of Lisbon wants Portugal to abolish the deposit-refund system, which has been in effect since April. According to Carlos Moedas, the new regulations have led to chaos in the city, which has become dirtier as a result. He believes that recycling efforts are necessary, but they should neither become a tax nor a social tragedy.
Portugal's deposit-refund system, introduced in April of this year, has sparked considerable controversy. Lisbon Mayor and former EU Commissioner Carlos Moedas called on the government of Luis Montenegro to immediately end the system, dubbed "Volta."
Lisbon Mayor and former EU Commissioner Carlos Moedas called on the government of Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro to immediately end the deposit-refund system, which has been in effect since April of this year under the name "Volta."
The mayor of Lisbon and former EU commissioner, Carlos Moedas, called on the Portuguese government to immediately abandon the deposit system, which has been operating in Portugal since April under the name "Volta."
In operation since 10 April, the system allows consumers to recover the deposit value of 10 cents per package paid in the act of buying single-use bottles and cans of plastic, metal and aluminium and less than three litres
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