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Environmental news, climate policy, and sustainability in Portugal.
Volta Deposit-Return Scheme Books 400,000 Containers in Its First Four Weeks From APED's 10 April Launch — €0.10 Reimbursement Per Glass Bottle or Aluminium Can Outpaces the 2023 Pilot and Austria's First-Year Benchmark

Volta Deposit-Return Scheme Books 400,000 Containers in Its First Four Weeks From APED's 10 April Launch — €0.10 Reimbursement Per Glass Bottle or Aluminium Can Outpaces the 2023 Pilot and Austria's First-Year Benchmark

The Volta beverage-container deposit-return scheme operated by APED — Associação Portuguesa de Empresas de Distribuição recovered roughly 400,000 glass bottles and aluminium cans across the first four weeks of operation between 10 April 2026 and the...
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INE Pegs 30.6% of Mainland Portugal as High or Very-High Rural-Fire-Hazard Land — 51,115 People Live Inside the Zones, Centro and Norte Both Cross 50% and Fire Brigades Carry Tighter Proximity to the Risk Than Hospitals

INE Pegs 30.6% of Mainland Portugal as High or Very-High Rural-Fire-Hazard Land — 51,115 People Live Inside the Zones, Centro and Norte Both Cross 50% and Fire Brigades Carry Tighter Proximity to the Risk Than Hospitals

INE's 22 May statistical release pegs 30.6% of mainland Portugal as high or very-high rural-fire-hazard land, with Centro at 50.5% and Norte at 50.2%; 51,115 residents (0.5% of the population) live inside those zones and the ageing ratio there climbs to 210 against the mainland average of 184.6.
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