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05 March

Electrão recycled 40% more used waste by 2022

More collection points and initiatives with municipalities were some of the factors that contributed to the increase. Last year, Electrão (electronic waste bins) sent 40% more electrical equipment for recycling compared to 2021 figures. The waste management entity collected a total of 23,934 tons of equipment. Large household appliances make up the largest portion (13,000 […]

03 March

The promise was to recycle shoes, but they ended up for sale in second hand markets

For a report, Reuters tracked down eleven pairs of shoes, which were eventually found far from any Singapore recycling plant, as was promised. The American multinational company Dow Inc – and one of the world’s largest petrochemical producers – and the Singapore government have promised to collect and transform old sneakers into spongy material to […]

11 February

In Porto, 50 collected cork stoppers give life to a tree

The recycling of the stoppers avoids the release of the gas into the atmosphere and allows the CO2 retention capacity of the cork to be prolonged. Porto Ambiente, LIPOR and Quercus have joined forces in a partnership called “Rolha a Rolha Semeia a Recolha” to raise awareness in restaurants, hotels and cafés to recycle cork […]

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 […]

12 January

Where to deposit light bulbs, a CD, or a frying pan? In these special ecopoints

The ecocenters will run around the city, staying three days in each strategic point. Plastic, paper, and glass are already common elements in our day to day recycling. Now, when it comes to spray cans, a pot, or a light bulb, questions about which ecoponto is the right one can start to arise. Thinking about […]

27 April

What to do with CDs, batteries, cork, wood and everything that does not go into the recycling bin?

Environmental activist Bea Johnson said: the first step is to refuse. It follows the reduce, reuse and only then recycle (for those who want to go further can go to the compost – or rot, in English). These are the five Rs that rule the ideology of zero waste, although it is difficult to apply […]