"Today, at the Council of Ministers, we have approved the regulation on the Scrap Bond to remove from circulation the old vehicles that pollute, but we will not be able to take them out if they (users) do not have an incentive," the Head of State expressed.
"Thus, we already gave them the incentive with a term and a budget; let's start the change," he pointed out.
"Now we try to reverse this (situation), but it is not easy because we have to change uses, customs, and ways of life, and therefore we must have everyone's support," he stated.
In that sense, the statesman underlined that in 2018 the Climate Change Law was enacted —a rule that was the first to be approved in the region, which was a first step "because it is necessary to be persevering in the
care of the environment."
"Last year, we worked on the Single-Use Plastic Law, and today marks a year since its enactment, (this is) an initiative that was a pioneering one and was internationally recognized for constituting the will to work in order to have a better place to live in," he remarked.
The President said this measure was taken because "it was irresponsible" to use so much plastic, but now this is being reversed thanks to the support of the community, "which is shaping a new conscience."