After a three-month consultation with towns and cities, as well as plastic bottle and recycling businesses, the Ministry of Ecological Transition has announced that a mandatory deposit system will not be enforced.
According to The Geo Chronicle, local municipalities fear that introducing deposit return infrastructure could impact existing municipal recycling systems, which derive a ‘significant portion’ of their revenue from plastic bottles and aluminium cans. If these systems end up in a funding deficit, taxpayers may be forced to cover the costs.