Lisbon Mayor Carlos Moedas has formally requested that the government immediately cancel the Volta packaging deposit system. The program, which refunds 10 cents for returned single-use containers, has been criticized by the mayor as an environmental policy that has devolved into an unprecedented social drama for the city's residents.
Moedas demands immediate cancellation of Volta recycling system
Tuesday, 15 September 2026AI summary
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- “We do not want it”. Moedas asks the Government to “cancel immediately” the Volta systemeco.sapo.pt ·
- "It is a good intention. It is a bad result." Moedas asks the Government to cancel the Volta packaging systemrtp.pt ·
- Moedas asks the Government to "cancel immediately" the Volta system: it is causing "an unprecedented social drama"cnnportugal.iol.pt ·
