Valorpneu
Valorpneu is a non-profit company, licensed by the Portuguese State, that manages the collection and treatment of used tyres. It has run the…
Products, Consumption & Circular
Buying less, choosing better: regenerative fashion from SENSIHEMP, botanical design by Green Embassy, and makers working on zero waste, upcycling and plastic-free alternatives. The everyday side of sustainable living in Portugal.
Portugal faces a 2030 food waste target. Households are the challengeNew Eurostat figures put Portuguese households at the top of the EU’s food waste table. A binding EU target for 2030 is the bigger story.
Portugal and 17 other EU countries miss the right-to-repair deadlinePortugal is one of 18 EU countries facing EU legal action over new repair rules. While the paperwork catches up, volunteers are teaching people to fix things themselves.
Portugal counts its bottles, but not the people returning themVolta is beating its collection target. That target was revised down three weeks after the scheme started, and consumer behaviour wasn't the reason.
Repair Café Algarve
Repair Café Algarve is a project created and organized by Associação Benfazer. Its team of repairers participate in events throughout the Al…
Granel Saloio
Granel Saloio is a bulk grocery store in Fontanelas selling certified gluten-free, organic, vegan and zero-waste products. Run by Tiago and …
Do Zero
Do Zero is a Portuguese sustainability platform curating conscious brands, collaborations and a podcast, and organising Cidade Do Zero, one …
O Granel da Sofia
O Granel da Sofia is a Lisbon-based bulk grocery and eco shop selling packaging-free food, natural personal care items and sustainable toys.…
Ownever
Ownever is a Portuguese luxury handbag house built around endangered craftsmanship, working directly with artisans to create pieces designed…
EcoPorto - Porto Ambiente
EcoPorto is Porto Ambiente's centre for urban circularity, running a donation marketplace and home collection service that gives discarded o…
Smart Waste Portugal
Smart Waste Portugal is a non-profit collaborative network founded in 2015 that unites companies, public bodies and academia to advance the …
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Valença sets out 19 climate measures to carry out by 2030
The biggest single line is not for trees or rivers but for rubbish, and a pay-for-what-you-use principle sits at its heart.
Portalegre district schools collect over 34 tonnes of electrical and electronic waste
One small school in Campo Maior, with a fraction of the haul of its bigger rival, still managed to beat everyone per pupil.
Loulé's waste figures raise questions over transparency and bulky-waste collection
Waste in the municipality fell by nearly 3%, yet one simple piece of public information could not be found online.
Packaging waste collection edges up 1.1% in nine months, short of targets
Wood packaging grew by almost a quarter, yet plastic, steel and aluminium all moved backwards.
Porto's waste company ties street cleaning to its 2030 carbon-neutrality goal
A cut of 45% since 2004 is already banked, yet the city's cleaning company is cast as the engine of what comes next.
Funchal gallery to teach toy conservation and restoration in October workshop
The artist behind the session restores and customises dolls, and every participant arrives with a childhood toy of their own to work on.
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Cultural Vegetable Garden - Tuesdays at the Horta
Every Tuesday, between 5pm and 7pm, you can find a range of activities at the Horta Cultural. The Horta Cultural is a space for sharing knowledge following the principles of sustainable agriculture and the circular economy. In October, the theme will be Composting and Living Systems. In nature, nothing is lost: what seems to come to an end transforms itself, feeds other cycles and gives rise to new life. Composting is one of the simplest and most powerful examples of this intelligence…
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Travelling Exhibition "Cork Stripping – Before and After"
A travelling exhibition at Paço dos Henriques examining cork extraction processes—from traditional techniques to modern innovations—running from 2 October to 31 December 2026, organised by Coruche Municipality with regional support.
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GLASS CHAMPIONSHIP | Bragança joins the challenge!
♻️ GLASS CHAMPIONSHIP | Bragança joins the challenge! The Municipality of Bragança is taking part in the Glass Championship, an initiative that aims to encourage the recycling of glass packaging and promote healthy competition between municipalities. Between September and December 2026, every glass bottle or jar placed in the green recycling bin can make a difference! The winning municipality will have the opportunity to support a local social, humanitarian or community institution, through the…
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Water and the Sea for Me (exhibition)
Exhibition at the Galeria Municipal de São Brás de Alportel, open until 31 October, featuring umbrellas transformed into art by institutions that work with older people and people with disabilities, to raise awareness of the protection of water and the sea.
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COMUM Market · Special Edition · 3 Years
COMUM Market celebrates a special 3-year edition at the Galeria do Mercado do Bolhão, in Porto, from 12 to 17 October, from 9:30am to 7pm, bringing together circular economy and upcycling projects such as the collective shop A Circular.
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Workshop "Get to Know the Plástico das Musas" with Paola Rivas
On 16 October, Galeria IMPULSO in Funchal hosts a workshop with the artist Paola Rivas on materials, conservation and restoration of toys. Participants should bring a personal toy; the activity also touches on themes of reuse and sustainability.
Circular products and conscious consumption in Portugal
This is the part of sustainable living you meet in a shop rather than on a farm: what a thing is made of, how far it travelled, how long it lasts, and what happens to it afterwards.
SENSIHEMP works in hemp textiles. Green Embassy makes botanical design pieces. Beside them are makers and shops working on zero waste, upcycling, plastic-free alternatives, natural personal care, and repair rather than replacement, tool libraries and repair cafés included.
The focus filter splits it into zero waste living, eco-friendly products, handmade and local crafts, sustainable fashion, plastic-free alternatives, upcycling and repurposing, recycling systems, natural personal care, minimalism and conscious consumption, tool libraries and repair cafés, ethical shopping platforms and ethical investing. Most of these are small producers; buying from them is usually a direct conversation, and their pages carry the contact details for it. Dated activities from these projects are listed in our events calendar.