Sorting and Recycling

Separating and recycling household waste

Sorting your waste saves natural and financial resources. This page provides you with all the practical information on how to dispose of your waste of all kinds at suitable collection points near you

Most of the contents of the garbage cans in the city of Lisbon are made up of recyclable materials such as cardboard, glass and organic waste. Composed mainly of water, they should not be burned. Separating your waste instead of throwing it in the regular garbage ensures that it is transformed into new objects and saves natural and financial resources.

Information on waste separation rules

How to separate waste?

Waste separation is a fundamental process for managing solid waste effectively, with the aim of minimizing environmental impacts and promoting the recycling and reuse of materials

Recommendations:

Drain and pour out all the contents of the containers
When possible, spread the packaging out so that it takes up less space at home, makes it easier to transport and reduces the number of trips to the recycling bin
To avoid bad smells, you can rinse some of the packaging
Put the bag you used to transport the used packaging in the recycling bin.