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Portugal waste management and recycling progress
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Latest: Lisbon councilor warns Volta system exposes extreme poverty
By late May 2026, the Almargem environmental association warned that planned expansions of two sanitary landfills in the Algarve were unsustainable and urged a shift toward mechanical‑biological treatment, door‑to‑door c
Portugal's Volta scheme: expansion, privacy, and logistics
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Latest: Sistema Volta collects 305 million containers in five months
Portugal’s Volta deposit-return system, launched on 10 April 2026, has seen rapid growth, collecting over 305 million single-use beverage containers within its first five months. By September 2026, the system was process