AGERE’s campaign “Now It’s True. Nothing is Wasted!” for Biowaste collection has arrived at Braga Parque.
AGERE’s Selective Biowaste Collection Service is being expanded to include large waste producers — entities generating more than 1,100 liters of waste daily. Braga Parque shopping center is the first organization to join the campaign, developed by AGERE under the RecolhaBio program and co-financed by the Environmental Fund.
In close collaboration between AGERE and Braga Parque, the food court areas of the shopping center will now have access to information and logistical arrangements in kitchens and tray collection points for Biowaste separation. AGERE will then ensure the collection and proper processing of these waste materials.
According to the Chairman of AGERE’s Board of Directors, “expanding selective Biowaste collection to large producers is a strategic and decisive step toward reducing landfill disposal and achieving key waste reduction targets, while making a significant contribution to the development of a circular economy.”
This expansion follows the successful implementation earlier this year of a pilot Biowaste Selective Collection project in residential areas, such as the Makro and Parque Norte urbanizations. The plan now aims to extend the service to the entire municipality of Braga and other large producers.
ADVANTAGES OF BIOWASTE COLLECTION
Selective Biowaste Collection reinforces the production of electricity through biogas generated during decomposition and enables the production of 100% natural organic compost, which can be applied to soil to improve its properties.
It is worth noting that on September 30, 2024, AGERE submitted a proposal to the Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR) to finance the construction of a Biomethane Production Plant at the Wastewater Treatment Plant (ETAR) in Frossos, Braga.
According to the project, biogas produced through the anaerobic digestion of sludge from wastewater treatment, combined with organic waste (Biowaste) in a co-digestion process, will be injected into the public natural gas network. The plant will have the capacity to produce an equivalent to the average consumption of over 11,000 households, with an estimated reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of 6,010 tons of CO2 equivalent per year.