Description
Romania is faced with mounting pressure and increasing collection and recycling targets from EU, and the current infrastructure based on side collection, extensive landfill dumping and which creates responsibility taken over by association. They cannot cope with the situation. In addition to inefficient fund allocation, the existing infrastructure lacks transparency. It is time to introduce an innovative waste collection system, built as a network of integrated collection points, that can deal with multiple streams of packing and electronic waste. The project objectives are: a) to provide a new and improved waste management system to citizens, by redeeming value back to the consumer; b) to enhance the efficiency of processing waste as material; c) to implement successful technologies into Romanian waste management system; d) to create new jobs. Collection point constitutes a unique innovative solution, a synergy between the collection units: packing waste recovery unit, WEEE collection unit, and Compacting unit. The units incorporate top-of-line equipment (such as reverse vending machine, bailing press, e-scale) and software solution.
Summary of project results
Romania is facing mounting pressure and increasing collection and recycling targets from EU, and the current infrastructure based on curbside collection, extensive landfill dumping and producer responsibility taken over by associations cannot cope with the situation. In addition to inefficient fund allocation, the existing infrastructure lacks in transparency and traceability. The project major objective was investing in a collection system is based on multi-waste collection points which allow for the voluntary collection from population of solid non-hazardous recyclable waste, such as: PET bottles, aluminum cans, glass, PE film, tetra pack, cardboard/paper, polystyrene, electric and electronic waste, lamps, batteries, by incentivizing them through a voucher system to bring the waste to the collection point Greenweee, a part of Green Group, has developed a system for collection of recyclables mainly directly from the citizens but also from other waste generators. The system consists of 2 main solutions (mobile and stationary one) and is known under the name SIGUREC. The project objectives achieved were as follows: • It has provided new and improved waste management system to citizens, by redeeming value back to the consumer; • It brought awareness to citizens related waste responsibilities and management • It has enhanced the efficiency of processing waste as material; • Implemented successful modern technologies into Romanian waste management system; • Created new jobs. Projects results achieved: Purchased assets – 1 461 pc installed in 26 Multi-waste collection points in Installed in high density area, Green jobs created – 50.
Summary of bilateral results
Green Business Norway has been a partner of Green Group companies in the project implementation. The main achievements of the bilateral cooperation were: 1. Participation in the public events and in the communication process related to project. 2. Shared experience and improved knowledge and understanding related to recycling industry – a joint participation on 2nd and 3rd of June 2016 in the International Environment Technologies Fair in Munich Germany. 3. The project has benefit the wide network of partners that GBN has, therefore it has now a better awareness of the possible solution to existing issues. The bilateral partnership contributed as follows: - Stregthening results – by sharing know how on waste management and recycling - Visibility – through the common events shared; - Exchange of specific technical information.