Comlurb inaugurates the Cruzeiro do Sul Ecopoint in Catete, the 106th in the city.

Comlurb inaugurated, on Thursday (February 26th), the Cruzeiro do Sul Ecopoint, in the Tavares Bastos Community, in Catete, in the South Zone. With this, the Company reaches 106 new voluntary waste delivery points since 2021, six of which were opened this year: Chacrinha Ecopoint, in Praça Seca; and Vila Verde, Pastor Almir, 199 and Roupa Nova Ecopoints, in Rocinha, and Cruzeiro do Sul Ecopoint. These facilities represent a historic advance in Rio's environmental policy and, thanks to them and the installation of 15,000 high-capacity containers throughout the city, Comlurb has already recorded 28% less litter thrown on the streets, equivalent to approximately 2.200 tons of waste per day that now have the correct destination.

In addition to helping with waste management, recycling centers also prevent the spread of disease, leading to a better quality of life for residents and improved public health. Installed mainly in communities, these spaces have compacting bins for household waste and multi-purpose bins for construction debris and unusable items such as furniture, mattresses, and appliances, as well as tree branches.

The opening of the recycling center featured entertainment by the group Chegando de Surpresa, composed of sanitation workers who use music and dance in awareness campaigns.

Any citizen can find the nearest recycling point to their home, in a work Launched by Comlurb, this simple, digital tool is a partnership with the Pereira Passos Institute (IPP) and is integrated into the Urban Information System of the Municipality of Rio de Janeiro (SIURB). The interactive map allows users to plan routes to reach one of the recycling points and properly dispose of waste. The system is georeferenced. Once a citizen chooses a recycling point, they simply click on "how to get there" and will be directed to the map, which will trace the route from their starting point to the selected unit.

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February 27, 2026

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