Growing pressure from society for more environmentally sustainable living governments and businesses start to talk more and more about the circular economy. The circular economy let to reuse different material for many times and reduce waste.
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More than three years already have passed since Lithuania implemented the packaging deposit system in the country. Both citizens and environmentalists notice that after the introduction of the system there is much less litter in public spaces such as forests, lakesides, parks or along roads and high...
Growing social pressure regarding waste and ecology forces countries to introduce packaging deposit systems. Countries that are considering to charge a deposit for plastic, glass bottles or cans with wonder look at Lithuanian case. The country achieved very good results just in three years after int...
Just in a couple of years, the situation in Lithuanian forests and lakesides changed dramatically. Experts of environmental agencies and national parks collect fewer bottles that are left in nature. And they know the exact reason for this change.
Since Lithuania introduced the packaging deposit system the results are astonishing for foreign countries that already have or just plan to introduce the deposit system. As surveys of Lithuanian system administrator "Užstato sistemos administratorius" (USAD) show 88 percent of citizens are using the...
