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Sopsa participates at the VI ENLU

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Between the 25th and 27th of September, Sopsa will be participating in the 6th National Urban Cleaning Meeting (ENLU), which will be held in Funchal, Madeira Island. This is an annual event organised by the Urban Cleaning Association – Partnership for Smarter and More Sustainable Cities (ALU), which covers the topics of waste, urban cleaning and city management. The company could not be absent from this event, as it is one of the main national players in the area of ​​containerisation solutions for waste collection, with its Lasso brand, a leader in large-capacity underground and semi-underground containers.

This event will host several conferences and debates where the topics of urban cleaning and waste management will be highlighted and where innovative solutions and success stories from municipalities and companies will be presented. It will be a space for networking and knowledge sharing, which is essential in the sector.

New project in France with Lasso semi-underground containers

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Around 300 Lasso Semi PE urban waste collection containers are being installed as part of the SICTOM Velay Pilat project, in the Haute Loire region, in France. These are semi-underground polythene containers, with a metal well and Kinshofer lifting system, and with a modular lid with two openings. These are containers with “Wood” coating, with a capacity of 5m³ for mixed waste, packaging and paper collection, and 3m³, dedicated to glass collection.

Lasso Semi PE are large capacity half-underground containers, prepared for any type of waste, from mixed waste, paper, glass, packaging and bio-waste. Its large storage capacity installed underground avoids the problems of garbage overflow, optimizing urban cleaning and reducing environmental pollution.

The Intercommunity Union for the Collection and Treatment of Domestic Waste (SICTOM Velay Pilat), created in 1982 on the initiative of 13 municipalities in the Loire and Haute Loire, has its headquarters in Saint Just Malmont. With a staff of 31 agents and a fleet of 8 collection vehicles, it is responsible for waste management in 24 municipalities, representing more than 37 thousand inhabitants.

Lasso presents innovative solutions for selective waste collection at IFAT

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Lasso Eco Innovation, the leading brand in full-underground and semi-underground containers for waste management, will be present at IFAT Munich 2024, the largest world event dedicated to sustainability, innovation and technologies for the environment, which takes place between the 13th and 17th of May, in the exhibition center of Messe München, in Munich, Germany.

Lasso Eco Innovation will welcome visitors to its stand A5 428, where it will have on display its latest products, designed to revolutionize waste management – full-underground and semi-underground containers for the selective disposal of urban waste, including the new hydraulic system containers and the new containers for bio-waste collection. These innovative solutions offer an efficient way to manage waste in urban environments, while promoting recycling and environmental sustainability.

lasso™ underground containers provide a discreet, space-saving alternative to traditional – or surface – waste bins, making them ideal for urban areas with limited space. These containers were designed to integrate seamlessly into the urban landscape, while encouraging residents and communities to adopt responsible waste disposal practices.

“We are very excited to present our latest innovations for waste collection at IFAT”, says Pedro Martins da Costa, CEO of Lasso Eco Innovation. “ lasso™ underground containers offer cities and municipalities practical solutions for selective collection, which represent a significant advance towards more sustainable waste management, in line with European directives.”

IFAT Munich provides a global platform for industry professionals to explore the latest innovations and technologies in environmental services and resource management. With more than 3,300 exhibitors from around the world and an expected participation of more than 140,000 visitors, IFAT is the main event to showcase the latest in sustainable waste management practices.

To know more about IFAT, click here: https://ifat.de/en

To make your registration at IFAT, click here: https://ifat.de/en/trade-fair/tickets/

Lasso marks entry into Romania with special event at the opening of Green Energy Expo

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To lauch its presence at GREEN ENERGY EXPO & ROMENVIROTEC and on the Romanian market, Lasso promoted a “Porto d’Honra” at its stand, where several individualities were present, including the Portuguese ambassador to Romania, Paulo Cunha Alves, the director of the Romania-Portugal Bilateral Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Marina Coanda BunDac, and the representative of AICEP Romania, Hélio Campos.

An informal event for conviviality and knowledge sharing, where guests had the opportunity to discover the innovative Lasso’s underground and semiundergound containers for waste collection and make a Port wine toast to success and new achievements!

Eco-islands with Green Bee underground containers

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With the aim of increasing waste collection capacity and improving the urban image, Moita City Council is reconverting some collection points in the municipality, by replacing existing containers, using for the first time Green Bee underground containers, from Lasso.

At the moment, the conversion covers two recycling banks – also called “ecological islands”. The first has already been installed, on Rua Dr. Alexandre Sequeira, next to Largo do Mercado, where the existing containers were replaced by Green Bee underground containers. The recycling bank consists of seven containers, three for the selective collection of glass, paper and packaging, and four for mixed waste, with a hydraulic system, one of the latter of which will soon be adapted to collect bio-waste.

The second recycling bank will soon be installed in another part of the town, at the intersection of Rua D. Pedro II and Rua dos Descobrimentos, where the new Green Bee underground containers will replace the old surface containers existing there.

Red Bee in the selective collection of bio-waste project in Santo Tirso

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Red Bee underground containers, from Lasso™, are already installed in Santo Tirso, as part of the pilot project for selective collection of bio-waste underway in this municipality, covering the city center of Santo Tirso and Vila das Aves. Red Bee containers have an aesthetic and format with little impact on the landscape, provide easy access, are made of stainless steel (more appropriate and resistant for this type of waste) and are more functional, given their drum lid with conditioned access per card.

Remember that bio-waste is composed of biodegradable organic materials, such as vegetables, fruit peels, meat, fish, raw or cooked eggs, leftover bread and cakes, coffee grounds, tea bags and paper napkins, as well as waste garden (leaves, branches and grass).

At this moment, all 13 Red Bee systems are installed and prepared for the voluntary deposition of bio-waste by residents. The new Red Bee containers are identified with brown signage, specific to bio-waste, and equipped with an intelligent access control system, which works with cards made available to residents by the city council.

Residents who join the project receive a membership kit consisting of a seven-liter bucket intended for depositing bio-waste (suitable for kitchens and easily washable in the dishwasher), an information leaflet providing advice on which waste should be deposited and which ones should not be placed in the container and a card to access the container.

The objective is for residents to be able to separate bio-waste in their homes into buckets and deposit them later in new containers identified for this purpose. It is important to note that conditional access to the containers is carried out to ensure that the waste deposited does not contain contaminants – contamination could jeopardize the viability of valuing the waste for the production of compost and, thus, returning it to the earth and being reused.