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Electrão Network
Electrão Network

Electrão continued to work on extending the Electrão Network, which covers the whole of Portugal, to make it easier for companies and citizens to hand over waste for recycling.  

The Electrão network grew by 35% compared to the previous year, and there is now at least one collection point for every thousand inhabitants. This network was responsible for collecting more than half of the total waste collected by the Association. 

Know the Electrão Network
Types of collection sites
Fire Stations
441
Fire Stations

Firefighters play a decisive role in society but also in protecting the environment. They are part of the Electrão network as collection points in the context of the “Quartel Electrão” campaign and reference partners in promoting awareness and the separation and correct disposal of waste among the population. 

Schools
930
Schools

Raising awareness among young people and promoting their environmentally sustainable behaviour has been one of the main vectors promoted by Electrão. For this reason, schools are part of the collection network, offering the entire school community a proximity service for waste delivery. 

Distribution
998
Distribution

When purchasing new equipment, we can hand over our used equipment to the seller. This waste is delivered to Electrão by the Distributors that are part of the Electrão network and that contribute to the purposes of the waste management system. 

Urban Waste Management Systems
287
Urban Waste Management Systems

Urban Waste Management Systems are structural agents in developing the national waste management system. They are partners of the Electrão network for the reception of waste and play a key role in connecting with the consumer/public in general and in providing a proximity service for the collection of waste. 

Reception Centres
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Reception Centres

Waste management operators licensed to receive waste are part of the Electrão network. They promote the delivery of waste within the system on behalf of companies, industries and the most diverse types of entities. In addition to being collection sites, these partners also play the role of preparing waste for recycling. 

Others
8 844
Others

Operational Partners 

E-waste is sent to operational partners that ensure the transportation, sorting and treatment of used electrical equipment. 

Transportation and Logistics Operators
52
Transportation and Logistics Operators

The waste collected in the Electrão Network is forwarded through transport operators. 

Reception Centres
5
Reception Centres

All the waste collected in the Electrão network is forwarded through transport operators to the Reception Centres, which are licensed waste management operators. They promote the separation and sorting of the waste by type, preparing it for the treatment processes and recycling phase. 

Treatment Operators
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Treatment Operators

Equipped with technologies that enable waste treatment, reducing its environmental impact, separating hazardous substances and recovering materials for recycling, treatment operators are one of the key elements of the waste management system and its performance. 


Numbers of Electrão's collection service in 2023
Number of collection requests
10 231
Number of collection requests
Number of waste collections made in the Electrão network
15 183
Number of waste collections made in the Electrão network
Average amount of electrical equipment per collection
0,8tons
Average amount of electrical equipment per collection
Number of collection sites that delivered waste
9 000
Number of collection sites that delivered waste
Average collection term
Average collection term
Evolution of the Electrão network
Recolha Porta-a-Porta
Collection campaign
Recolha Porta-a-Porta

“Porta-a-Porta” consists of collecting, at home and free of charge, used large electrical equipment (to which small appliances and batteries can be added). This project helps increase the recycling rates of various types of equipment and curb the tendency to hoard, combats the parallel market and ensures the protection of human health and the environment. 

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