Home Composting Project
We return to Earth what it gave us.

We predict that the home composting process will allow us:



This project is developed by LIPOR in cooperation with the eight Associated Municipalities, and there are no costs for participants.
Compost bins per Municipality*:
ESPINHO - 413
GONDOMAR - 2887
MAIA - 2651
MATOSINHOS - 2062
PORTO - 2225
PÓVOA DE VARZIM - 1316
VALONGO - 1765
VILA DO CONDE - 2141
TOTAL - 15460
* as of March 2020
ESPINHO - 413
GONDOMAR - 2887
MAIA - 2651
MATOSINHOS - 2062
PORTO - 2225
PÓVOA DE VARZIM - 1316
VALONGO - 1765
VILA DO CONDE - 2141
TOTAL - 15460
* as of March 2020
Home Composting
To take part in LIPOR's Home Composting project, participants must:
- be aged 18 or above;
- have land or a garden within the area of LIPOR (Espinho, Gondomar, Maia, Matosinhos, Porto, Póvoa de Varzim, Valongo and Vila do Conde);
- take part in a home composting course (free);
- observe the project regulations;
- allow at least one monitoring visit (see how we carry out these visits here).
Community Composting
Don't have your own green area where you can compost but you'd like to promote Community Composting?
For more information, please contact the project team: