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17 July

Artificial intelligence waste bins help reduce restaurant waste

Artificial intelligence promises to help restaurant kitchens, buffets and catering companies to control and reduce the amount of food that is being wasted. There’s a new tool to help restaurants, buffets and catering companies reduce food waste: high-tech bins with artificial intelligence (AI). Equipped with smart cameras, scales and sometimes touch screens, these bins help […]

28 March

Restaurants and commerce will only pay for the waste they make – and as early as 2025

Restaurants, commerce and services will now pay for the waste they make and not the amount indexed to the water bill. The measure will go ahead as early as 2025: the restaurants, commerce, and services will start paying only for the waste they produce instead of an amount indexed to the water bill. For families, […]

26 April

Cascais has 140 smart waste bins that run on solar energy

This new equipment has greater compaction and storage capacity, reducing the need for waste collection by about eight times. The town of Cascais has 140 smart waste bins that help reduce the ecological footprint of the collection and cleaning operation. The City Council has relaunched this initiative with a new image, under the motto “Leave […]

18 April

Composting. Discover the municipalities that collect bio-waste

Sintra provides discounts to those who separate food waste. From North to the South of the country, we give you the opportunity to discover the bio-waste collection programs. You don’t sort your kitchen’s food scraps yet? By December 31, 2023, the selective collection of this bio-waste will be mandatory in Portugal and in the European […]

15 April

The Trash Traveler wants to do the world’s biggest butt-cleaning in Portugal. Do you accept the challenge?

The goal is to collect 1 million butts during Earth Week, from April 15 to 23. To do the “World’s Largest Butt Cleaning” in Portugal – this is the challenge launched by activist The Trash Traveler (Andreas Noe) to celebrate Earth Day. Any person, association, company, parish, store, restaurant, university or school, from the north […]

11 April

Running and picking up trash – another Plogging Challenge is coming up

The garbage collection challenge lasts nine days and involves 131 plogging actions across the country. The Plogging Challenge Portugal is back between April 15 and 23 for its 3rd edition. For nine days, walks and runs are planned throughout the country (including the Autonomous Regions) that combine physical exercise and conviviality with environmental awareness. In […]

07 March

“Lixo Fora do Sítio”. The film that makes you think about what you throw in the bin (and out of the bin)

Nikolaus Geyrhalter’s documentary is a journey through waste and our ability to hide it. In partnership with Zero em Comportamento, we have tickets to give away, visit our Instagram page. Over four years and several continents, one camera (or several) followed the trail of garbage in cities, hillsides, mountains, and oceans. Following the process from […]

31 January

Cascais is the first municipality with organic waste collection in the whole territory

Avoiding landfills, this project takes advantage of the existing collection circuits and existing equipment in Cascais to transform food waste into energy. Cascais is the first municipality in the country to collect bio-waste throughout its territory. The expansion of what started as a pilot project began in October 2022 and has recently ended with the […]

04 February

Did your plant die? Don’t tell Tripeirinha, we’ll give you the solution

Attention: the first step is not to feel bad. You won’t be the first or the last, and there are three ways to give plants a different life. Sometimes there is no turning back. No matter how many Youtube tutorials we see, we did not born with the gift of keeping plants alive. But relax, […]

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