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Government admits problems with the Volta System and says solutions are being foundPhoto by Franco Monsalvo on Pexels
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Government admits problems with the Volta System and says solutions are being found

Diário de Viseu1 September 2026 at 19:00

The Portuguese Government acknowledges the existence of problems in the implementation of the Sistema Volta, the packaging disposal system that was recently put into operation. The Minister of the Environment publicly acknowledged the failures in the system's implementation process.

The government official acknowledges that more inspection and more collection machines are needed to ensure the effective functioning of the system. The defense of solutions for packaging disposal is also part of the measures the Executive intends to implement to correct the identified gaps.

According to the Executive, solutions are currently being found for the detected problems. The objective is to improve the operability of the system and ensure that citizens have adequate conditions to comply with packaging disposal.

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