Collection model:
Kitchen waste is collected door to door, covering 43% of households and 300 businesses. Only food waste is accepted.
Treatment model:
Kitchen and garden waste: Regional composting facility (LIPOR-managed).
Key elements:
Pay-As-You-Throw (PAYT) scheme for residual waste at household level (introduced 2013–2014).
Evidence of success:
(2022 data) 34% MSW separate collection rate. Kitchen waste per capita: 44 kg/yr. Impurities: ~4%. Garden waste per capita: 22 kg/yr.
Portugal
Scale: Local (municipal)
Demographic type: Urban
Population: 134,959 inh.; 1,626 inh./km² (2022)
Organisation in charge: LIPOR – Municipalities Association for Sustainable Waste Management (Greater Porto Area)
Source: LIFE BIOBEST (2024). D3.1 Guidelines on Separate Collection: Annex 1 — Best Practice Cases on Bio-waste Collection.