Waste management

21 February 2024

MDS Platform online workshop: The problem of existing landfills. New deposit regulations. Good practices!

Today, on 21.02.2024, the first workshop was organized online on the Strategic Communication Platform regarding waste management, with the theme: "The problem of existing waste dumps. New deposit regulations. Good practices!" During the workshop, a special emphasis was placed on the impact of landfills on the environment and public health. Participants discovered how current waste and non-compliant landfills can contaminate soil, water and air, endangering human life and biodiversity. Different types of waste were also discussed

16 December 2023

The "Strategic Communication for the Implementation of the National Solid Waste Program in Moldova" Project was launched

On 14.12.2023, AO "E-Circular Training and Consulting Center" and AO "EcoVisio" with the support of Sweden launched the National Project "Strategic Communication for the implementation of the National Solid Waste Program in Moldova in Waste Management Regions 5.8 and 1″. The event took place in the premises of the "DIMITRIE CANTEMIR" Public Library in Ungheni and brought together the key actors involved from several localities benefiting from the project. The project will be implemented with the financial support of Sweden in the period 2023-2025 and will

23 November 2023

The European Commission has proposed measures to reduce microplastic pollution from plastic pellets

For the first time, the European Commission proposes measures to prevent pollution with microplastics unintentionally released from plastic pellets. Currently, between 52 and 184 thousand tons of pellets are released into the environment each year due to mishandling along the entire supply chain. The commission's proposal aims to ensure that all operators handling pellets in the EU take the necessary precautions. This is expected to reduce pellet release by up to 74%, leading to more

30 September 2023

The European Commission adopts new measures to restrict intentionally added microplastics.

The European Commission takes a major new decision to protect the environment by adopting measures to restrict microplastics intentionally added to products under the EU's REACH legislation on chemicals. The new rules will prevent the release into the environment of approximately half a million tons of microplastics. These rules will ban the sale of microplastics as such and products to which microplastics have been intentionally added and which release those microplastics when used. When this is duly justified, se

30 September 2023

Waste management planning and rate calculation now faster and optimized!

Between April and September 2023, AO E-Circular Training and Consulting Center within Project "Improving digital and ecological skills of APL for better planning and waste management" implemented with the financial support of the Austrian Development Agency (ADA), from the funds of the Austrian Development Cooperation (ADC) developed and published – EXCEL module for developing local waste management programs and calculating tariffs for public waste management services. The online module facilitates the calculation of sanitation rates and the development of Programs

19 September 2023

From September 16, 2023, the Regulation on waste transfers came into force!

It entered into force on September 16, 2023 The regulation on waste transfers, approved by the Decision of the Government of the Republic of Moldova no. 411 of June 22, 2022. Regulation is developed in accordance with art. 44, 45, 63-64 of Law no. 209/2016 on waste and with the Decision of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova no. 1599-XIII of March 10, 1998 on the accession of the Republic of Moldova to the Basel Convention on the control of transboundary transportation of hazardous waste and its disposal. The given regulation provides measures

31 July 2023

The Regulation on waste incineration and co-incineration was approved

On the current June 15, it was published in the Official Gazette GD no. 205/2023 for the approval of the Regulation on waste incineration and co-incineration. The regulation enters into force from 06.12.2023. The regulation is enforceable and extends to all economic agents in the Republic of Moldova, authorized to carry out waste incineration and/or co-incineration activities. The provisions of the Regulation apply to: stationary or mobile technical units and equipment defined in art. 17 para. (2) lit. a) from Law no. 209/2016 on waste as installations of

14 July 2023

The EU is about to break its promise!

The European Commission is ready to break its earlier promise to ban all but the most essential hazardous chemicals by law, according to the latest documents made public. The commitment to "ban the most harmful chemicals from consumer products, allowing their use only where essential" was a flagship component of the European Green Deal when it was launched in 2020. In an update of the REACH regulation of the EU mentioned the fact that

16 June 2023

WORLD REFILL DAY Tips to ditch single-use packaging!

As we become more aware of the devastating effect plastic has on the environment, many of us are looking for ways to live more sustainably and reduce our use of single-use packaging. Reducing our plastic footprint is a great way to take action, and World Refill Day is a great time to start making small changes. We don't need one person to make it perfect by ditching plastic

25 May 2023

New legislative requirements regarding waste oil management have come into force

In the last quarter of 2022 it was published Government Decision no. 731/2022 of 26.10.2022 for the approval of the Regulation on the management of used oils and which enters into force today, 25.05.2023. The regulation establishes the requirements for the appropriate ecological management of used oils (UU) generated at the national level, by applying the extended producer responsibility regime, in accordance with the provisions of art. 12 and 52 of Law no. 209/2016 on waste, in compliance with international environmental agreements to which