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Our own articles and interviews, and our summaries of what the Portuguese press reported on sustainability. The Pulse is the daily edition; this is the lasting entrance — every story on its own page.

What was reported

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Smart Waste Portugal launches self-assessment tool for ecodesign
A new self-diagnosis tool wants Portuguese SMEs ready before EU rules on sustainable products bite harder.
30 July 2026Smart Waste Portugal
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LIPOR recycling rises 2.8% in first half of 2026
Nearly 186,000 tonnes of waste were turned into electricity in just six months in the Porto area.
29 July 2026NorteLIPOR
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Aveiro study turns brewing waste into water purifier
Leftover brewing grain, usually discarded, is being turned into a material that pulls antibiotics out of wastewater.
28 July 2026Centro
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Zero-waste retailer built on reused boxes, deliberate small scale
This Portuguese online store has reused over 200,000 cardboard boxes and openly says it does not want to keep growing.
24 July 2026LisbonMind the Trash
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APA brings recycling roadshow to Portimão for summer finale
A customised lorry with a "wall of excuses" makes its final summer stop in Portimão this weekend.
21 July 2026Algarve
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Sociedade Ponto Verde launches new platform for R&D funding
Portugal's packaging body has already put over 19 million euros into research since 1996 — now it wants applications to flow faster.
21 July 2026SPV
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Sociedade Ponto Verde launches platform for packaging research funding
The packaging recycling body has already funded 69 innovation projects worth over six million euros.
20 July 2026SPV
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Sociedade Ponto Verde launches platform for recycling R&D funding
The company behind Portugal's green dot scheme has already put over 6 million euros into 69 recycling research projects.
20 July 2026SPV
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APA waste-sorting roadshow ends summer tour in Portimão
A mobile truck touring six districts since Braga makes its last stop at a marina in the Algarve.
20 July 2026Algarve
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Sociedade Ponto Verde updates guide on recyclable packaging design
A new guide names, for the first time, the packaging types that will miss out on financial bonuses in Portugal.
17 July 2026SPV
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Portimão utility promotes food waste sorting at market event
A market stall near Portimão's Antiga Lota is handing out free brown bins to households.
16 July 2026Algarve
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Electrão collects 19% more e-waste in first half of 2025
Solar panel collections jumped from 213 to over 3,000 tonnes after storms battered central Portugal.
16 July 2026CentroElectrão
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Beach litter turned into art exhibition in Porto Covo
Wood, buoys and nets pulled from Alentejo beaches become 18 large-scale photographic works in Porto Covo.
16 July 2026AlentejoICNF
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Storm damage drives huge rise in solar panel recycling in Portugal
One recycling body saw panel collection jump from 213 tonnes to over 3,300 tonnes in a year.
16 July 2026CentroElectrão
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Azores recycled 82% of urban waste in 2025, landfill use hits record low
One island's low recycling rate is dragging down the region's otherwise record-breaking waste figures.
15 July 2026Azores
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Lisbon's bottle-deposit scheme sparks street-level 'rubbish hunt'
In one Lisbon neighbourhood, a retired couple was seen queuing at dawn with hundreds of bottles fished from bins overnight.
15 July 2026Lisbon
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Public consultation opens on Castelo Branco landfill expansion
A landfill near Castelo Branco with a history of environmental complaints seeks to nearly triple a key figure.
14 July 2026Centro
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Packaging recycling grows just 1% in Portugal, industry body warns
Funding for Portugal's packaging recycling system hit a record €237 million this year, yet results barely moved.
13 July 2026SPV
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Manteigas hosts second Lãnd Wool Innovation Week session
A Serra da Estrela village turns wool into art, design and a shepherds' memorial mass over three days.
10 July 2026CentroBurel Factory
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PortoBay's Portuguese hotels all retain Green Key certification
Thirteen PortoBay hotels across four Portuguese regions have just passed an international sustainability audit again.
9 July 2026ABAE
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Ponto Verde launches AI chatbot to answer recycling questions
Only one in ten Portuguese people who sort their packaging actually do it correctly, data shows.
8 July 2026SPV
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Zoomarine turns old staff uniforms into pet beds
A theme park's retired staff uniforms found an unexpected second life at a local dog shelter.
7 July 2026AlgarveU2R
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Portugal and Spain to hold webinar on smart waste-sorting technology
Universities and waste managers from Portugal and Spain gather online to share what a cross-border digitalisation project has taught them so far.
7 July 2026NorteLIPOR
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Cascais textile recycling pilot cuts CO2 by 3.4 tonnes
In Cascais, residents track every donated garment by QR code, from reuse to a last-resort landfill.
3 July 2026LisbonLIPOR
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LIPOR to host webinar on AI in waste management
Portuguese and Spanish experts will gather online on 9 July to discuss a project called GRESINT.
2 July 2026NorteLIPOR
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Sociedade Ponto Verde launches 12-part web series on recycling innovation
Thirty years and €18.9 million in R&D later, Sociedade Ponto Verde is putting its innovation projects on screen.
2 July 2026SPV
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Sociedade Ponto Verde marks 30 years of packaging recycling in Portugal
From 1,500 tonnes recycled in 1996 to nearly half a million tonnes today, yet Portugal still missed its latest target.
26 June 2026SPV
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Alentejo waste firm cuts landfill share to 15%
While most Portuguese landfills built in the 2000s are nearing capacity, one Alentejo firm is already close to an EU 2030 target.
24 June 2026Alentejo
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Portugal used up 2025's natural resources by 7 May
By 7 May, Portugal had already burned through a year's worth of natural resources.
24 June 2026Smart Waste Portugal
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Lusitano Project to showcase sustainable textile innovations in Feira
Seventeen partners, 111.5 million euros and one morning in Santa Maria da Feira to see the results.
24 June 2026Norte