A member of the Seimas proposes to slightly increase the smallest beverage packages participating in the deposit system. If the proposal were accepted, the taromats would not accept the smallest bottles.
"If we load the taromat system with all kinds of little things, it will be necessary to build additional laser systems to scan, because 100 milliliters requires particularly sensitive equipment," Andrius Kupčinskas, who works in the Economic Committee and prepared amendments to the Law on Packaging and Packaging Waste Management, told BNS.
They propose to oblige manufacturers and importers to charge a deposit only for 0,2-liter and larger single-use beverage packages instead of the current smallest 0,1-liter capacity. In addition, it is proposed not to include milk, kefir, and yogurt plastic bottles in the deposit system.
"Here, whether we climb the stairs or take the elevator to the highest sorting level - we cover everything," explained A. Kupčinskas.
According to him, residents usually sort small containers and throw them in special containers, they also sort milk, kefir, and yogurt plastic bottles.
He prepared such proposals in response to the fact that Seimas recently started considering an initiative to further expand the volume of container collection in taromats by accepting champagne, vodka, other strong drinks bottles, jars and all plastic containers up to three liters in a couple of years.
The deposit system started functioning in February 2016. Now containers of beer, cider, water, gira and other non-alcoholic beverages are accepted in taromats - it accounts for over 92 percent. all containers.
The author is Sniegė Balčiūnaitė
