Valnor
Valnor is the multi-municipal waste treatment and recovery company serving the Alto Alentejo area, with its main facility in Avis. It is part of the EGF group, which runs 169 treatment units across 11 companies in Portugal.
Valnor is a waste treatment and recovery company whose main facility, the CIVTRS Avis/Fronteira, sits at Herdade das Marrãs in Figueira e Barros, Avis. It serves the municipalities and businesses of its area and describes its mission as the wellbeing of the populations it serves.
The company belongs to the EGF group, which brings together 11 waste companies across Portugal, and has MOTA-ENGIL and URBASER among its shareholders. The group operates 169 units for treating and recovering urban waste. It has built a project called "De resíduos a recursos" ("From waste to resources"), a set of virtual visits that lets the public see how those units work.
Valnor and the group also run public services and campaigns. The Linha da Reciclagem is a free national helpline, now with a mobile app, that answers questions about recycling and collection and takes suggestions and complaints. Environmental education campaigns include Ecovalor, Toneladas de Ajuda, EcoEventos, EcoPraias and Mercado a Reciclar. Each one counts the packaging recycled, so results can be measured.
The company's own material stresses technical competence, innovation and sustainability. It says waste should be used as a resource wherever possible and otherwise sent to the most appropriate destination. The sources reviewed give no figures for how much waste Valnor itself treats or recovers.
Our Goal
Valnor treats and recovers municipal solid waste so that it is reused as a resource or sent to the most suitable destination, serving the municipalities and companies of its area.
