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It’s because we have too many, or because they’re no longer non-stick. Because the handles are broken, or simply because we’re looking for new ones. When it comes to letting go of pots and pans, you need to know where to dispose of them. Can they be recycled? Do I throw them in the common trash? Read this article and find out the solution.
When you have pots and pans that you no longer use, it’s important to know what to do with them.
The ordinary bin is not the best solution, and even traditional recycling bins are not the right place.
We asked Sociedade Ponto Verde (the Portuguese society responsible for waste management) to help us find out what should be done with these kitchen utensils.
“The most ecological solution for this type of waste is to take it to an ecocenter, a large park made up of several containers where you can leave recyclable waste that can’t be put in the common recycling bins,” they explain. After being placed in the ecocenter, the materials are forwarded by waste management companies to other companies and entities that continue with the transformation and recycling process.
These ecocenters are scattered all over the country, you can see the addresses here. In total, there are 231 of these parks in Portugal.
Sociedade Ponto Verde warns: “Before going to the recycling center, it is important to confirm that the waste you want to be disposed of, can be delivered there.” Sometimes, not all recycling centers accept all types of waste due to storage space or for security reasons.
Peggada adds a tip: there are mobile ecocenters around Lisbon, with a special space to put pots, pans and other kitchen utensils. You can see when they’ll be in your parish in this calendar.
Marta Cerqueira is from Minho and a vegetarian. Luckily, she lives in Lisbon, where there is more tofu than sarrabulho. She has been a journalist for over 15 years, the last of which writing about food and sustainability. Now, out of the newsroom, she continues to write whenever she can, be it in magazines, journals, post its, or on her Instagram page, which she uses to share a life divided between being a mom-person-foodie-traveler. Still, she created Peggada so she could write about what doesn't fit in a magazine, journal, post it or Instagram: a better world.
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