The digitisation project at the Lumiar Sorting Centre has won first prize in the Digital Transformation in Sustainability category. Valorsul was honoured at the National Sustainability Awards, organised by Jornal de Negócios, with the 1st Prize in the Digital Transformation in Sustainability category for its digitisation project at the Lumiar Sorting Centre in Lisbon.

On World Recycling Day, celebrated on May 17th, we remember that every gesture counts and every choice matters. We therefore highlight the Tons of Help campaign, a solidarity initiative that combines recycling with social responsibility, through which it was possible to grant €130,000 to social solidarity institutions last year, in the form of financial compensation for recyclable material delivered to Valorsul's facilities. These amounts have positively impacted thousands of people through the support provided by 70 institutions that participated in the campaign. The EGF Tons of Help campaign is aimed at social and non-profit institutions in Portugal and is available in Valorsul's area of ​​operation, regionally, and in approximately 60% of the national territory, through the 11 concessionary companies of the EGF group. 696 tons of waste sent for recycling Throughout 2025, the institutions that participated in this campaign sent more than 696 tons of packaging for recycling: 413 tons of paper/cardboard, 263 tons of plastic/metal, and 20 tons of glass. Each entity receives monetary compensation, depending on the quantity and flow of material delivered to the EGF companies' facilities.

Valorsul, a leading waste management company in Portugal, is set to take a significant step towards modernising its operations with the implementation of an artificial intelligence system developed by Greyparrot, a company specialising in automated waste analysis solutions and one of the winners of the first edition of Open Innovation Valorsul 2024. The new technology will enable real-time monitoring of the composition of materials entering the sorting station, driving continuous improvement in results and increased operational efficiency. The aim is to enhance the capacity for recycling packaging, reducing the volume of waste sent for energy recovery. To this end, Valorsul is testing automated solutions based on Artificial Intelligence (AI) that will overcome current limitations and increase the accuracy and speed of processes. The Greyparrot Waste Intelligence system combines highly robust cameras installed above the conveyor belts with proprietary software capable of identifying and quantifying 111 material classes at high speed. At Valorsul, the equipment will be installed at strategic points – material intake, the PET product line and the rejects line – providing unprecedented operational visibility.