The Volta System Collected 305 Million Packages in Portugal

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The Volta system collects single-use beverage packages up to three litres. The manager's president highlights large-scale adherence, with almost five million packages to be returned per day.

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The beverage packaging collection network is gaining speed in Portugal. In just five months, Volta has already received more than 305 million packages, after having surpassed the 100 million in July.

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Five months after the citizens begin to return their packaging through the return, SDR Portugal records more than 305 million packages of returned drinks. The milestone is reached at a time of strong growth in the use of the collection network, with the number of packages returned to triple in the last two months, [...] The content System Back exceeds 305 million packages returned in five months appears first in Environment Magazine.

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Spanish legislation sets the month of November 2026 (around the corner) for the entry into force of the System of Deposit, Return and Return (SDDR) of plastic containers and cans in supermarkets and other shops that sell packaged drinks. However, that deadline is going to be missed, because the administrative machinery that has to guarantee that system has not been put in place. Portugal, meanwhile, launched it in April and is achieving a real m…

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Since the entry into operation of the Volta system on 10 April, citizens have been returning bottles and cans covered by the initiative