
It still doesn’t work. While previous governments had already, twice, in 2023 and 2025, waived the deposit for plastic bottles, in May, Emmanuel Macron decided to get the project back on track by launching a consultation. To the great dismay of associations of local elected officials and environmental NGOs who united against this initiative, described, during a joint press conference on June 5, as a “false instruction”.
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