And could I pay another way: the use of a local currency as a tool to mobilize recycling practices and boost local commerce in Campolide

Abstract

This article presents the modus operandi of “Pago em Lixo”, a project created by the Parish Council of Campolide (PFC), in Lisbon, which implemented a local currency, Lixo, with the aim of involving the community in the separation of waste. One analyzes the motivations that are in its genesis. Data collected in a semi-directive interview with the President of the PFC, shows that the main motivation of the PFC is economic: to strengthen trade and the local economy, and reduce the financial burden on street cleaning, but also encourages residents to perform behaviors of greater civic awareness, which reflects ersatz morality.