Opinion

The Bottle of Freedom

How 3.1 liters of water became an act of economic resistance.
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The Bottle of Freedom
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Cláudia Ascensão Nunes
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When the Portuguese government decided to add a 10-cent deposit to the price of every plastic bottle under 3 liters (101 fl oz), a small family business in central Portugal did the math and launched a 3.1-liter (105 fl oz) bottle.

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Cláudia Ascensão Nunes
Cláudia Ascensão Nunes
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Cláudia Ascensão Nunes is a Portuguese writer and political commentator. She is the president of Ladies of Liberty Alliance—Portugal and a columnist featured in both national and international publications. Cláudia collaborates with Young Voices and focuses on economic freedom, European policy, and transatlantic cooperation. She has over 20,000 followers on X (formerly Twitter), where she shares insights on politics, liberalism, and cultural issues.