REPLAY - Recolha e Reciclagem Criativa de Brinquedos
REPLAY is a Portuguese project that collects end-of-life toys and creatively recycles their plastic and other materials into new objects, ta…
Upcycling & Repurposing
One thing's end is another's beginning: furniture reborn at Atelier Janela Velha, coffee grounds grown into food at NÃM Mushroom Farm, and material reuse from United to Remake. Waste as raw material.
Projects in this focus
Jinja
Jinja is a Porto-based sustainable design brand founded in 2012 by Norma Silva, creating handmade home products from reused industrial texti…
United to Remake (U2R)
United to Remake (U2R) is a Portuguese social innovation startup that upcycles discarded materials — from neoprene wetsuits to nautical sail…
Circular Economy Portugal
Circular Economy Portugal is a non-profit association that promotes the transition to a circular economy in Portugal through capacity-buildi…
Electrão
Electrão is Portugal's largest waste management compliance organisation, uniquely managing recycling systems for three distinct waste stream…
Upcycling and repurposing in Portugal
Recycling breaks a material down; upcycling keeps its shape and gives it another job. That distinction matters most in textiles and packaging, where breaking down costs more energy than the material is worth.
United to Remake turns discarded neoprene and similar materials into new products near Lisbon. Vintage for a Cause makes clothing from textile waste in Porto. Hoooked spins recycled yarn near Torres Novas, NÃM grows mushrooms on Lisbon coffee grounds, and Olivedogma works with olive prunings in Ourém.
Portugal has the textile industry to make this scale, which is why so much of the work sits in the north. Related focuses: recycling systems, sustainable fashion and handmade and local crafts. Dated activities from these projects are listed in our events calendar.
Where these projects are
- Lisbon05
- Centro04
- Norte03
- Alentejo02