Card Recycling

27 Apr 2021

Promote the circular economy

Don’t know what to do to your expired, cancelled or obsolete cards?

Hand them over for recycling at a CGD branch office, where they will be transformed into furniture for the community.

The Environmental Management System, as part of CGD’s Sustainability Program, aims to reduce the Bank’s environmental impact through the implementation of several initiatives on relevant sectors: energy, water, CO₂ emissions, waste, material consumption, etc.

So as to achieve an efficient waste reduction, CGD has developed a circuit for recycling expired or cancelled cards.

Through this initiative, bank cards (expired or at the end of their usable life) and otherwise (for example, plastic loyalty cards) can be reused through plastic recycling.

We also count on your support!

CGD is committed to enforcing innovative approaches that maximize waste recovery, transforming it into furniture that positively impacts the community and the environment.

Hand over your obsolete cards at any CGD branch office for them to be recycled. We ensure the confidentiality of your card’s data and help protect the environment through the recycling of plastic. All together and with small gestures, we can contribute to a brighter future.

Pieces of PVC resulting from the shredding of these cards are incorporated into the production of urban furniture made of 100% recycled plastic.

This process is possible thanks to the partnership with Extruplás, the company responsible for the collection and recycling of cards, as well as for the production of the urban furniture articles that CGD offers to private charities identified by ENTRAJUDA.

Together, with small gestures, we can make a better future. We are counting on your support!

Since January 2020, we have collected over 760 thousand bank cards, which resulted in the donation of 10 urban furniture articles, thus supporting five social institutions in partnership with Extruplás, the company responsible for card collection and recycling.

Thanks to your contribution, this project has enabled the recycling of around 20.5 tons worth of cards. Keep being a part of this project and hand over your bank cards for recycling at a CGD branch.

Beneficiary Institutions:

Centro Social Paroquial de São João das Lampas (Sintra);
Confraria S. Vicente de Paulo (Lisboa);
Centro Social de Palmela (Palmela);
Centro Social da Trafaria (Almada);
Acreditar - Associação de Pais e Amigos de Crianças com Cancro (Coimbra);
Centro Social Paroquial Padre Ricardo Gameiro (Almada);
Porta Mágica - Associação de Solidariedade Social (Évora);
Associação Comunitária Nossa Senhora dos Prazeres (Ponte de Sor - Portalegre);
Associação Comunitária Recreativa e Cultural Valdoarquense (Ponte de Sor - Portalegre);
Associação de Amigos da Criança e da Família "Chão dos Meninos" (Évora);
Centro de Educação para o Cidadão Deficiente, CRL (Mira Sintra);
ACM - Associação Cristã da Mocidade de Setúbal;
Associação Qe - uma Nova Linguagem para a Incapacidade (Sintra);
Centro Paroquial de Bem-Estar Social de Arrentela (Seixal);
Santa Casa da Misericórdia do Barreiro;
CERCISA – Cooperativa para a Educação e Reabilitação de Cidadãos Inadaptados do Seixal e Almada.

Thank you for supporting those in need.

Watch the video here (Portuguese version only)

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Card Recycling

Promote the circular economy