Visit of members of the Sustainable FCT NOVA Waste Task Force to the Sport Lisboa e Benfica Ecocenter to learn and exchange experiences on the methods used by the ECOBenfica team in order to improve the management of waste produced at its facilities.
The SLB Ecocenter was awarded the Innovation Award at the 108th Anniversary of Benfica Gala. It has been in operation since 2011 and guarantees the collection, sorting, storage and forwarding for recycling of about 200 tons of waste per sporting season. With a significant increase in the selective separation of waste, particularly in the transition from the 2017/18 season to 2018/19 (data from the 2019/20 season yet to be obtained), there is a substantial increase in the quantities of waste paper and plastic packaging delivered, and a significant reduction in the amount of undifferentiated waste. Currently, the Ecocenter has three compactors and four operators for sorting waste. Due to the implemented processes and the entire control and sorting system carried out at the facilities, ECOBenfica is able to guarantee a recycling rate of approximately 100%.