The reuse of recycled materials in geotechnical works has awakened a growing
interest in the last few years in Portugal. A committee (GT-VROG) within the
Portuguese Geotechnical Society (SPG) was created recently for analysing the current
state of this kind of use and for promoting it nationwide. As part of the activities of the
group, a national survey within producers of waste materials and potential users in
geotechnical works was carried out, and a national seminar was organised within the
framework of the activities of the TC-3 of the ISSMGE, in order to discuss the present
situation in the country and the best ways to develop the reuse of this kind of materials
in geotechnical applications. The seminar had the participation of representatives of
the different entities interested on the subject (producers, users, administration and
research centres), as well as of invited foreign specialists from other European
countries. Taking advantage of the results of these activities, the current state of the
use of recycled materials in geotechnical works in Portugal is presented and analysed
next.
Descritores: Geotechnical works / Reuse of materials / Recycled waste materials / PT