Government delays blamed for millions of drinks cartons not being recycled By TPN/Lusa, in News · 25-06-2021 01:00:00 · 0 Comments Environmental organisations have stated that the government is responsible for four million drinks containers being thrown away every day without being recycled in Portugal. The claims are being made in relation to the delay in bringing in a deposit system, however the Environment minister, João Pedro Matos Fernandes, has said that the system will be in place by the end of the year. “The situation harms both the country and the circular economy”, said the Sciaena association, focused on promoting the improvement of the marine environment, Zero and ANP/WWF (Associação Natureza Portugal, which represents the international World Wide Fund for Nature in Portugal) in a statement.