The Portuguese Environmental Agency’s waste-sorting campaign is coming to Aveiro. It will be stationed at Praça Marquês de Pombal with a mobile unit that is touring six districts across the country. From Friday to Sunday, the traveling truck invites communities to reflect on the importance of sorting the waste they generate.

The “Let’s separate the waste” campaign highlights the need for proper urban waste sorting during the summer, a season that sees a significant spike in waste production. The next stop for the APA’s summer awareness campaign is the city of Aveiro—specifically Praça Marquês de Pombal—running from Friday (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) through Saturday (9:00 AM–8:00 PM) and Sunday (11:00 AM–6:00 PM), with doors opening at 10:00 AM. The roadshow’s sustainable trailer features a quiz to test public knowledge on proper waste sorting, a sustainable consumption simulator that identifies consumer profiles, workshops for creating art from recycled materials, and various games for the whole family, among other activities. The roadshow also includes an “excuse wall” that collects the reasons people give for not sorting their waste correctly at each stop.

Between June and September, over 1.8 million tons of urban waste were produced; in August alone, Portugal generated more than 480,000 tons. The summer campaign aims to raise awareness about this peak period for waste generation, as July and August represent the most critical months in Portugal, with August seeing the highest volume of waste produced. “Contrary to common belief, summer is typically the period of highest waste generation in Portugal. This trend is expected to continue this year. However, it is important to emphasize that waste does not take a break or rest during the summer. With this initiative, we hope to engage communities in a problem that concerns everyone, from the Algarve to the Minho,” notes José Pimenta Machado, APA’s President.

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