The French government has decided to abandon, at least for now, the idea of making plastic bottle deposit schemes mandatory across the entire French territory. This decision represents a significant setback in the country's environmental policy.
The measure was abandoned after months of protests from various sectors, although the full details of this opposition are not available in the article.
Portugal, on the other hand, continues to invest in the Volta system, a deposit scheme already implemented in the country for plastic bottle collection.
The article suggests a divergence in approaches between the two Iberian countries regarding the management of plastic packaging waste.
