Projects

Circular Challenge

The Circular Challenge is a European project that focuses on empowering companies and encouraging entrepreneurship as a means of facilitating the transition to a circular...

Date: 2023 - 2026
Promotor: Programa Operativo de Cooperación Transfronteriza España Portugal (POCTEP)
Parceiros: Escuela de Organización Industrial (EOI), Fundación Patrimonio Natural de Castilla y León (FPNCYL), CEOE Valladolid, Vicerrectorado de Investigación y Transferencia. Universidad de Salamanca (USAL), Federación Leonesa de empresarios, Associação CECOLAB Collaborative Laboratory Towards Circular Economy, Conselho Empresarial do Centro /Cãmara de Comércio e Indústria do Centro, Fundación Paideia Galiza

Liga-Ação

Creation of digital platform to foster networking among environmental civil society organisations in Portugal.

Date: Junho 2022 - Setembro 2023
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Making the business case for packaging reuse systems

Study about packaging reuse systems. The goal was to evaluate the scaling potential of such systems, and to inspire companies and policy-makers.

Date: Março - Julho 2021

Turismo de Portugal – Upgrade training: Sustainability

Training on “Sustainable Resource Management” and “Circular Management of Food Resources”. Target group: tourism, food and hospitality professionals.

Date: January 2021

“Circular Economy – Methodologies for Businesses”

28h course on Circular Economy, introductory level. Content was co-developed with Instituto Superior Técnico.

Date: 2021, 2022, 2023
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EDP Planeta Zero

Series of workshops and masterclasses about sustainable lifestyles, developed for the costumer engagement platform of EDP Comercial.

Date: 2020-2022

Living More Sustainable Lives: Circular Solutions for Refugee Integration in Europe

Training and capacity-building in circular economy as a strategy to foster refugee integration. Erasmus + financed pilot project. 5 partner countries: PT, ES, CY, GR,...

Date: Setembro 2020 - Agosto 2022

Reinova_SI

Training sessions on circular economy and application of circularity assessment tools in micro-enterprises and SMEs in the agri-food sector.

Date: janeiro 2021 - abril 2022
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4R – Ramalde Recebe, Renova e Reutiliza

Project to promote recovery, reuse and sharing practices in the parish of Ramalde, Porto.

Date: September - December 2021

Reparar

In order to foster repair, this project developed several activities: Repair Café events, a survey on repair, mapping of repairers in the municipality of Cascais...

Date: September - December 2021

CARE

Education for adult consumers, with the aim of providing objective and unbiased information on the economic and environmental effects of their consumption decisions, also covering...

Date: July 2022 - November 2022
Apoio: Erasmus+
Parceiros: IHF Institute de Haute Formation aux Politiques Communautaires, IDP European Consultants, Universidade de Aveiro , ECIU University , RCE, CIPA Lecce, Internet Web Solution, Universidad de Málaga
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CCB Garagem Sul – Circular Cities Workshop

Workshops for 3rd cycle and secondary education. Through various circular strategies such as sharing or reusing, the students were challenged to create spaceship-like cities. 

Date: September 2022 - February 2023
Promotor: Centro Cultural de Belém
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É Pra Amanhã

Documentary series (five episodes) about Portuguese sustainability pioneers and their projects. Broadcasted by SIC TV.

Date: Novembro 2018 – Junho 2020

SwitchMed

Public policy analysis and recommendations for the promotion of green and circular businesses by EU governments in the Mediterranean area.

Date: April 2020 - January 2021

Industrial Waste Management and Recycling of Secondary Raw Materials

Analysis of the industrial waste recycling market in Portugal; evaluation of the implementation of the Waste Framework Directive and the Circular Economy Action Plan.

Date: March 2020 - September 2020

Social Reuse

Study on the social reuse sector in Portugal. Creation of a website with case studies and (policy) recommendations.

Date: September 2018 - November 2019

Circularity in agri-food

Test and improvement of circularity assessment tools in the agricultural sector.

Date: Novembro 2019 – Novembro 2020

Mercearia Solidária +

Production of a guide with tips and recipes for a sustainable and waste-free kitchen. Training workshops for local authority technicians on food waste and composting....

Date: Setembro – Dezembro 2019

Bela Flor Respira

Recovery of a slope in the neighborhood of Bela Flor (parish of Campolide), using agroforestry techniques and community involvement.

Date: 2018 - 2021

Circularidade na Controlar

Circularity assessment for the electronic systems company Controlar S.A.

Date: 2019

Cê ao Cubo

Construction and operation of a demonstration and composting center in the parish of Campolide, Lisbon. Awareness-raising actions on the benefits of composting, namely in local...

Date: 2017 – 2020

PECCO

Implementation of the “Circular Economy Pole of Campo de Ourique – PECCO”, a space hosting a multipurpose workshop, a library of tools and a clothing...

Date: Julho 2018 – Março 2019

Picuote de Ruoda

Implementation of a demonstration and composting center. Training for parish workers and citizens on composting and food waste prevention.

Date: July 2018 - March 2019

Varandas Comestíveis

Awareness-raising project focusing on urban agriculture and local consumption. Included workshops on edible plant beds and zero waste cooking.

Date: Julho 2018 – Março 2019

Volvo Ocean Race

Implementation of zero waste strategies during the Lisbon stopover of the Volvo Ocean Race international regatta (5 days, 30K participants).

Date: Outubro – Novembro 2017

Repair Café

Broken appliance? At the Repair Café, experienced volunteers help participants to repair their objects. A project to prevent electronic waste.

Date: 2016 - ongoing

Bazar Circular

Project aimed at boosting upcycling practices in the Lisbon region. Secondary raw material sources and upcyclers have been identified and mapped.

Date: 2017-2018

Plástico Circular

Artisanal plastic recycling facility using 3D printing. To be installed and operated in events, for awareness-raising purposes.

Date: 2017 – presente

ComBOA!

Project to promote composting in the urban gardens of São João and Texugo, in Almada. Composting infrastructures were built and workshops were offered to the...

Date: 2017

Re:Costura

Textile upcycling workshops. Participants bring unwanted items and transform them into something new with the help of talented seamstresses and designers.

Date: 2016 – presente