- Municipal waste
- 519 kg per capita
- Incineration rate
- 22%
- Recycling rate
- 33%
- Landfill rate
- 52%
With rising waste and high landfill rates, Portugal struggles to meet EU recycling targets. Explore the challenges and the urgent need for a shift in its waste management strategy.
Key Takeaways
- Portugal struggles to meet EU recycling targets, with a recycling rate of just 33% compared to the EU average of 48%.
- Landfilling accounted for 52% of municipal waste in 2024, highlighting the urgent need for improved waste management strategies.
- Reliance on mixed waste collection undermines recycling efforts, as upcoming regulations will exclude compost from mixed waste from recycling statistics.
- Current waste management policies like PERSU 2030 fall short of EU goals, with increasing waste generation compounding the issue.
- Economic factors and population growth drive waste generation, but a lack of separate collection hampers progress towards sustainability.
| Municipal waste generated | 5.6 million t |
|---|---|
| Waste incinerated | WtE Monitor+Available with WtE Monitor+ |
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