How is the Electrão network organised?
The Electrão network grew by 18% compared to 2023.
13 473
Collection sites
13
For every 10,000 inhabitants
Types of collection sites
1 162
Raising awareness among young people and promoting their environmentally sustainable behaviour has been one of the main vectors promoted by Electrão. For this reason, schools are part of the collection network, offering the entire school community a proximity service for waste delivery.
558
Fire Stations
Firefighters play a decisive role in society but also in protecting the environment. They are part of the Electrão network as collection points in the context of the “Quartel Electrão” campaign and reference partners in promoting awareness and the separation and correct disposal of waste among the population.
999
Distribution
When purchasing new equipment, we can hand over our used equipment to the seller. This waste is delivered to Electrão by the Distributors that are part of the Electrão network and that contribute to the purposes of the waste management system.
291
Urban Waste Management Systems
Urban Waste Management Systems are structural agents in developing the national waste management system. They are partners of the Electrão network for the reception of waste and play a key role in connecting with the consumer/public in general and in providing a proximity service for the collection of waste.
5
Reception Centres
Waste management operators licensed to receive waste are part of the Electrão network. They promote the delivery of waste within the system on behalf of companies, industries and the most diverse types of entities. In addition to being collection sites, these partners also play the role of preparing waste for recycling.
10 458
Others
Distribution of the type of collection sites
Collection sites in the Electrão network
Operational Partners
E-waste is sent to operational partners that ensure the transportation, sorting and treatment of used electrical equipment.
57
Transportation and Logistics Operators
The waste collected in the Electrão Network is forwarded through transport operators.
5
Reception centers
All the waste collected in the Electrão network is forwarded through transport operators to the Reception Centres, which are licensed waste management operators. They promote the separation and sorting of the waste by type, preparing it for the treatment processes and recycling phase.
27
Treatment Operators
Equipped with technologies that enable waste treatment, reducing its environmental impact, separating hazardous substances and recovering materials for recycling, treatment operators are one of the key elements of the waste management system and its performance.
Figures for the Electrão collection service in 2024
20 764
Nº. collection requests
22 093
Number of waste collections made in the Electrão network
0,65 tons
Average amount of electrical equipment per collection
3 854
Number of collection sites that delivered waste
Average collection time
91%
< = 5 days
5%
< 8 days
4%
> 8 days
Evolution of the Electrão network
Collection campaign
Door-to-door collection
“Porta-a-Porta” consists of collecting, at home and free of charge, used large electrical equipment (to which small appliances and batteries can be added). This project helps increase the recycling rates of various types of equipment and curb the tendency to hoard, combats the parallel market and ensures the protection of human health and the environment.