From expired bank cards to urban furniture

Caixa Geral de Depósitos, SA
Type of organisation or company
Country
Portugal
City
Lisbon
Language for original content
Key Area
Project elaborated in partnership
Yes
Submitted by
CGD
Start/End date
Ongoing
Yes
Type of funding
Caixa Geral de Depósitos
Description

As a result of its Corporate Sustainability Program and Environmental Management System, Caixa Geral de Depósitos (CGD) identified an improvement opportunity: the development of a recycling circuit for expired or damaged cards, based on the circular economy concept, and in partnership with Extruplás, the company responsible for collecting and recycling the cards, and for manufacturing the urban furniture items that CGD offers to social institutions.

Main results
  • Between 2015 and 2017, about 11,5 tons of bank cards were sent for recycling, corresponding to more than 2,2 million of cards. With these materials, six pieces of urban furniture, totaling 860 kg, were produced and delivered to six social solidarity institutions focused on children and senior citizens