Official: Residents' high expectations reflected in govt's environment protection plan

The expectations of Hungarians are reflected in the government's climate and nature protection action plan, a state secretary of the innovation and technology ministry said on Monday. Anita Boros told a press conference that Hungarians were more committed to protecting the environment than the average European Union citizen. Under the action plan, a new authority will control waste management from July on, Boros said, adding that disposable plastic containers will be withdrawn from circulation in 2021 and a deposit scheme will be introduced for metal containers as well as glass and plastic bottles. The government will take steps to clean rivers and protect Hungary's waters from pollution from abroad, and ten new trees will be planted for every newborn in the country. The government will also support the introduction of cheap electric vehicles, she added.