At Valorsul, what you no longer value and have therefore thrown away becomes a resource again, a raw material that can be transformed into a new cardboard box, a new glass bottle, electricity, fertiliser for agriculture or materials for building a new road.
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Valorsul is responsible for the treatment and recovery of urban waste from 19 municipalities in the Lisbon area and the West region:

Alcobaça, Alenquer, Amadora, Arruda dos Vinhos, Azambuja, Bombarral, Cadaval, Caldas da Rainha, Lisboa, Loures, Lourinhã, Nazaré, Óbidos, Odivelas, Peniche, Rio Maior, Sobral de Monte Agraço, Torres Vedras, Vila Franca de Xira.

Valorsul valorises 20% of all household waste produced in Portugal, serving 1.6 million inhabitants. Valorsul produces and exports 2 per cent of national household consumption to the electricity grid.