{"id":2960,"date":"2026-06-29T16:44:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T15:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nossavisao.pt\/vamoslixarolixo\/?p=2960"},"modified":"2026-07-14T16:44:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T15:44:32","slug":"in-portugal-each-person-produces-more-than-half-a-ton-of-waste-per-year-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nossavisao.pt\/vamoslixarolixo\/en\/in-portugal-each-person-produces-more-than-half-a-ton-of-waste-per-year-2\/","title":{"rendered":"In Portugal, each person produces more than half a ton of waste per year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Portuguese Environmental Agency (APA) has issued a warning regarding the waste generated in the country during the summer months, noting that 1.8 million tons of municipal waste are produced between June and September alone. APA points out that this rise in waste generation not only causes environmental problems but also places increased strain on collection and recycling systems\u2014particularly on landfills. More than half of municipal waste still ends up in landfills, and the country is currently facing a structural crisis regarding these sites, as there is increasingly less space available for burying additional waste. At present, the average citizen in Portugal produces half a ton of waste per year (519 kilograms per person).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Jos\u00e9 Pimenta Machado, president of the Portuguese Environmental Agency, it is essential to boost recycling rates\u2014which have stagnated at around 20%\u2014and to reduce the burden on landfills. 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