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Recycling in Portugal
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What is recycling?
Recycling is a process to
change materials into new products.
Paper, glass, metal and plastic can be recycled.
recycling
extraction
transport
production
transport
installation
utilization
discard Recycling Cycle
Recycling in PortugalPortugal has a very good network of recycling facilities for
the general public.
Portuguese households don’t generally have a dustbin collection themselves.
Household waste and recycling is taken, by the
householder, to the nearest recycle point
(ecoponto) or large green skip (for general waste).
Ecopontos are commonplace.Blue for paper and card, yellow for packaging and
green for glass.
Recycle points - EcopontosThere are also numerous recycle points which
sometimes also include a small orange bin, on the front or the side, for old batteries.
Recycle points - EcopontosEven the beaches are equipped
with a basic version of the ecopontos you find elsewhere.
Recycle points – Clothing bank
Here you can put your old clothes.
SPV- Sociedade Ponto VerdeWho are they? It’s a nonprofit
association with the aim of making the country sustainable
Aims? Their mission is to manage and organize the
recovery of waste through the Integrated Management of
Packing Waste (Sistema Integrado de Gestão de
Resíduos de Embalagens).
Ponto Verde in Portugal – Caldas da Rainha
Number of:Recycle centres .................................................................11Recycle points ............................................................. 5 514Green recycle points ................................................... 5.634Blue recycle points ...................................................... 5.515Yellow recycle points .................................................. 5.009Land fill ......................................................................... 2Screening station .......................................................... 2Waste transfer station .................................................. 6Organic recycling station ............................................ 1Door to door collection – serves a population of: ..... 236.968
VALORMEDWho are they? It was
created in 1999. It’s a non profit association.
Aims? It has the responsability of
managing waste of empty containers of medicines discarded.
RESIOESTEWho are they? Empresa Geral do Fomento (EGF) is responsible for ensuring
the treatment and recovery of waste
contributing to improving the quality of life and the
environment.What do they do? They
work in the area of integrated municipal solid
waste of 60% of Portuguese population(6,4 millions of inhabitants) that produce 3.7 million tons of
waste annually.
Other associations that help Invironment
in Portugal
AGROBIO - Associação Portuguesa de Agricultura Biológica
Almargem - Associação de Defesa do Património Cultural e Ambiental
Amigos dos Açores - Associaçao Ecológica
http://www.agrobio.pt/pt/
http://www.almargem.org/
http://www.amigosdosacores.pt/
CPADA - Confederação Portuguesa das Associações de Defesa do Ambiente
GEOTA - Grupo de Estudos do Ordenamento do Território e Ambiente
ASPEA - Associaçao Portuguesa de Educação Ambiental
http://www.cpada.pt/
http://www.geota.pt/scid/geotawebpage/
http://www.aspea.org/
LPN - Liga para a Protecçao da Natureza
Planeta Verde - Associaçao para a Protecçao e Defesa da Floresta
QUERCUS - Associação Nacional de Conservação da Natureza
http://www.lpn.pt/
http://www.quercus.pt/
Carolina Santos and Inês MorgadoAgrupamento de Escolas Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro