Annual Report 2010 - AdP

8.2. Waste
Empresa Geral do Fomento, S.A. is the Águas de Portugal sub-holding company responsible for the waste business unit that comprises
the treatment and recovery of waste in an environmentally correct and economically sustainable manner, contributing to quality if
life and environmental improvements.
Management of the multi-municipal waste treatment and recovery systems is by means of 11 concessionary companies, set up in
partnership with the municipalities served, which process around 3.7 million tons of municipal solid waste (MSW) per year, produced
in 174 municipalities, serving 60% of the population of Portugal.
Playing a fundamental role in supporting the structuring and definition of environmental policies in the waste sector, one of EGF’s priorities
is to contribute towards achieving the national and European Union strategies and targets for the sector, particularly the increase in the
selective collection of multi-material packaging and the reduction in the disposal of urban biodegradable waste in landfill sites.
The multi-municipal systems in the EGF universe serve an area of 48,009 km 2 , which represents 52% of the national total.
The following chart and graph show the geographical areas in which each system carries out its individual activities, and also the
relative weight of each company.