Problem
A lot of effort. Little result. No transparency.
Global
- 2.01B tons of municipal waste per year source World Bank
- 33% of waste is disposed of unsafely source World Bank
- 13.5% is recycled, 5.5% is composted source World Bank
Portugal
- 39.5% plastic recycling (EU avg 42.1%) source Eurostat
- 60.2% of packaging recycled, target — 65% source Ponto Verde
- ~54% of household waste goes to landfills source Portugal Post
Cities get polluted faster than they can be cleaned.
In Portugal, thousands of parks and beaches remain outside regular cleaning.
