“Operação Tampinhas” (Operation Bottle Caps)

In 2006, LIPOR and its Associated Municipalities embraced and supported yet another challenge: encouraging civil society to deliver plastic caps for recycling - the project "Operation Tampinhas" (Bottle Caps Project).

For us, social and environmental causes have a collective dimension. That is why, nineteen years later, we take pride in the journey we have travelled—directing 1,033 tons of caps for recycling and investing €668,254.00 in the delivery of 2,094 orthopaedic and similar equipment, making a real difference in the lives of 740 beneficiaries.

The legislation now in force rightly establishes that packaging placed on the market must have caps attached to the main container.

The time has come to move to a new level of citizen participation and for LIPOR to do things differently. Thus, after 20 phases of Operation Bottle Caps, the initiative, as it has been conducted, comes to an end. But this is merely the closing of a cycle — many new developments will be coming soon!

Our journey and our commitment to Social Responsibility have no end!

Operation Bottle Caps was the result of a shared will between organizations and citizens, and we extend our gratitude for all the generosity shown.

We are all involved in the social and environmental cause, which is paramount for building sustainable and humanized communities. Stay tuned for updates and, like we do, keep dedicating yourself to this cause…

It is important to note that during the first semester of this year, the equipment from the last two phases, corresponding to caps collected through 2023 and 2024, will still be distributed.