EcoPorto - Porto Ambiente
EcoPorto is Porto Ambiente's centre for urban circularity, running a donation marketplace and home collection service that gives discarded o…
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
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…
Vada
Vada is a Portuguese upcycling brand that transforms discarded automotive and bicycle tires and inner tubes into handmade, eco-friendly bags…
Jinja
Jinja is a Porto-based sustainable design brand founded in 2012 by Norma Silva, creating handmade home products from reused industrial texti…
Olivedogma
Olive Dogma is a circular economy initiative based in Ourém, Portugal, that transforms olive tree pruning offcuts into natural olive-wood ch…
The Loop Co.
The Loop Co. is a Portuguese group of companies born from a University of Coimbra spin-off, developing circular economy platforms such as Bo…
Vintage for a Cause
Vintage for a Cause is a Portuguese circular fashion brand that upcycles textile waste into original clothing while empowering unemployed wo…
Hoooked Portugal
Hoooked Portugal is a sustainable textile company based in Zibreira, Torres Novas, that produces 100% recycled yarn from fashion industry wa…
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…
Sugo Cork Rugs
Sugo Cork Rugs is a Portuguese brand founded in 2017 that handweaves bespoke rugs from cork, combining traditional weaving artistry with sus…
Atelier Janela Velha
Atelier Janela Velha is a Portuguese upcycling project based in Torres Vedras, creating handmade jewellery, slow fashion, and restored furni…
Electrão
Electrão is Portugal's largest waste management compliance organisation, uniquely managing recycling systems for three distinct waste stream…
Burel Factory
Burel Factory is a Portuguese brand born in Serra da Estrela dedicated to preserving and innovating the traditional burel wool textile indus…
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.