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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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LIPOR and VivaLab launch tool-lending library in Porto
A new library in Porto lends out drills and pruning shears instead of books.
7 August 2026NorteLIPOR
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LIPOR schedules three free waste-management webinars for 2026
LIPOR sets the dates for three webinars running from September to December, each tackling a different waste challenge.
5 August 2026NorteLIPOR
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Sociedade Ponto Verde series highlights shift to higher-quality recycling
A Portuguese recycler once imported plastic from Germany; now it replaces virgin material entirely in cosmetics packaging.
3 August 2026SPV
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Litoral Alentejano opens €262,500 in circular economy grants
Farmers and businesses in five Alentejo coastal municipalities have until October 2026 to tap a new investment fund.
3 August 2026AlentejoAJAP
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Refood campaign collects batteries and bulbs in Leiria region
Drop off dead batteries and bulbs in Leiria and a Portuguese food charity could win new fridges.
2 August 2026CentroREFOOD
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Lisbon to host European sustainability conference in June 2027
Registration is already open for an international conference more than a year and a half away.
31 July 2026Lisbon
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Sociedade Ponto Verde launches AI chatbot to fix recycling errors
Only one in ten Portuguese who sort their packaging waste actually gets it right, SPV reveals.
31 July 2026SPV
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LIPOR turns 25,000 tonnes of organic waste into fertiliser
Portugal's fertiliser bill is climbing with Middle East tensions, and one entity says food waste could be part of the answer.
31 July 2026NorteLIPOR
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Portugal set to miss deadline for EU right-to-repair directive
Portugal already pays daily fines over one EU environmental directive, and Quercus warns another could follow.
30 July 2026ZERO
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Casa do Corim to host training for waste prevention week
A training session in September will kick off preparations for a European week dedicated to rethinking how resources are used.
30 July 2026NorteLIPOR
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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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Public consultation opens on expanding Castelo Branco industrial landfill
A landfill dogged by past controversies over hazardous waste now seeks to nearly double its capacity in Castelo Branco.
13 July 2026CentroAPREN
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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