As part of the 1st Regional Environmental Technologies Conference, organised by APEMETA – the Portuguese Association of Environmental Technology Companies – a technical visit took place today, 16 September, to ERSUC’s Integrated Centre for the Treatment and Recovery of Municipal Solid Waste in Coimbra. The visit enabled participants to gain a first-hand understanding of the infrastructure, processes and solutions implemented by ERSUC for the treatment and recovery of urban waste, providing an opportunity for direct contact with a leading operational model in the field of waste management.

ERSUC wishes to inform you that the collection service for unsorted municipal waste at the Ossela Transfer Station will be temporarily suspended between 1 and 29 September 2026 (inclusive), due to the need to carry out corrective maintenance work on certain equipment. During this period, unsorted municipal waste originating from municipalities in the region should be sent to the Aveiro Integrated Centre for the Recovery and Treatment of Municipal Solid Waste, whilst the usual delivery times at the Ossela Transfer Station will remain in place.

ERSUC hereby wishes to inform you of a temporary change to the municipal waste collection service at the Ansião Transfer Station between 3 August and 31 August 2026, from Monday to Friday. During this period, the Ansião Transfer Station will close at 6.00 pm due to the internal reorganisation of services. The station is expected to operate as normal on Saturdays. After 6.00 pm, waste from the municipality should be delivered to the Integrated Centre for the Recovery of Municipal Solid Waste (CITVRSU) in Coimbra, during the hours previously observed at the Transfer Station. The station will return to its usual opening hours from 1 September 2026.

On World Recycling Day, celebrated on May 17th, we remember that every gesture counts and every choice matters. Therefore, we highlight the Tons of Help campaign, a solidarity initiative that combines recycling with social responsibility, through which it was possible to allocate nearly €420,000 to social solidarity institutions last year, in the form of financial compensation for recyclable material delivered to ERSUC facilities. These amounts positively impacted approximately 15,000 people through the support provided by the 12 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 the ERSUC intervention area, regionally, and in approximately 60% of the national territory, through the 11 concessionary companies of the EGF group. 1290 tons of waste sent for recycling Throughout 2025, the institutions that participated in this campaign sent more than 1290 tons of recyclables for recycling: 971 tons of paper/cardboard, 274 tons of plastic/metal and 45 tons of glass. Each entity receives a monetary compensation, depending on the quantity and flow of material delivered to Ersuc's facilities.

There are goals that seem impossible until everyone starts achieving them. It is from this idea that “Together We Make the Impossible” was born, EGF's new communication concept for 2026, developed in partnership with White Way. More than a campaign, this concept is a permanent invitation to everyone's participation: citizens, municipalities, partners, companies, schools, and communities. An invitation to recycle more, separate better, and look at small daily gestures as part of a larger mission: building a more sustainable future for the country and the planet. In a sector undergoing profound transformation, marked by increasingly demanding environmental goals and the need to accelerate the transition to a more circular economy, EGF reinforces its commitment to closer, more positive, and mobilizing communication. Through its 11 dealerships, present from north to south of the country, the company wants to make sustainability clearer, more human, and more present in people's real lives. The creative concept stems from a simple and powerful paradox: the impossible begins when everyone does their part. Separating packaging, recycling a bottle, placing waste in the correct recycling bin, or participating in an environmental initiative may seem like a small gesture. But when multiplied by thousands of people, this gesture gains scale, generates impact, and brings the country closer to its environmental goals.

On March 26th, ERSUC held its annual General Assembly, where the main activity indicators, management report, balance sheet and accounts for the 2025 fiscal year, as well as perspectives for the year 2026, were presented. The figures presented by the ERSUC Board of Directors to all shareholders, also evidenced in the 2025 Report & Accounts, demonstrate the positive evolution of the service, with a 5% increase in Selective Collection compared to 2024. Since 2015, the Trifuxo Selective Collection (yellow, green and blue recycling points) has made significant progress: plastic/metal +76%, glass +41% and paper/cardboard +108%.