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6 July 2021

Plastic pollution, a topic of increased interest during the launch of the "Plastic-Free I Feel Fantastic" campaign

On Monday, July 5, 2021, the AO Association for Waste Recovery officially launched the campaign at the national level - "Without Plastic I feel Fantastic", thus joining the global campaign  #PlasticFreeJuly2021, attended by more than 300 million people worldwide. The event was organized with the financial support of the European Union within the Project "Development of the capacities of civil society organizations" which is a regional project implemented by ERIM (previously IREX Europe). During the launch event, representatives from

4 July 2021

AO AVD officially announces the launch of the National Photo Contest "Without PLASTIC - I feel FANTASTIC!"

The month of July is the month in which we say "NO" to plastic pollution, which is why, today, July 5th, AO Association for Waste Recovery with the financial support of the European Union, launches the national photo contest "Without PLASTIC I feel fantastic!" . The idea of this competition is to promote, through creation, the practices of reuse, recycling and reduction of plastic waste among the population of all ages in the Republic of Moldova. Conditions of participation: Each participant must submit a photograph that will illustrate

3 July 2021

"Youth for EcoPlastic" collected plastic at the EcoLocal fair dedicated to the "Environment Day" event

The month of July is dedicated worldwide to the problem of plastic pollution of the environment. "Plastic Free July" means accepting the fact that plastic is one of the biggest enemies of our planet, and its use will lead to very serious consequences for future generations. "Plastic-free July" is the movement of conscious people, ready to say STOP to pollution, who seek, find and implement solutions to stop plastic pollution. On the first day of July, I asked the passers-by in the "Ștefan cel Mare" Public Garden

1 July 2021

In the Republic of Moldova, with the financial support of the EU, the campaign "Without PLASTIC I feel FANTASTIC" is officially launched

Today, more than 300 million people from around the world have officially joined the gloable Plastic Free July 2021 campaign to demonstrate how much everyone's involvement and action matters to co-create a cleaner and healthier Planet. Plastic is the inevitable enemy of modern society, the amount of which increases substantially from one year to the next. The amount produced in the last decade exceeds that produced in a century. In 2019 alone, 465 million were produced

14 June 2021

EU// Award gala for the most active participants in the "Say NO to Plastic Pollution" campaign

On Saturday, June 12, the "Mihai Eminescu" Park in the municipality of Strășeni hosted a special event, the Award Gala of the most active and responsible ambassadors from the "Say NO to Plastic Pollution" Campaign, an event part of the project "Solid waste management through the active involvement of the community in the Străseni district" implemented by AO Association for Waste Recovery, between September 2020 and August 2021, in 6 localities of Străseni district (Străseni municipality, Scoreni village, Lozova commune, Vorniceni village, Negrești village and Sireți village). the event

31 May 2021

UE// Total 6 Workshops and over 300 residents of Străseni district trained on composting

Between 17 and 31 May 2021, AO Association for Waste Recovery organized 6 informative and practical workshops on waste composting in each of the 6 localities (Străseni municipality, Lozova commune, Sireți village, Negrești village, Scoreni village and s. Vorniceni) beneficiary of the project "Management of solid waste through the active involvement of the community". The expert trained in these workshops, Dul Sergiu Burcă, presented the methods and techniques of composting biodegradable waste in rural households. Composting workshops were designed by

28 April 2021

April 30, 2021, deadline for reporting data by waste holders in SIA MD

In accordance with GD 501/2018 for the approval of the Instruction on keeping records and transmitting data and information about waste and its management, all waste holders who generate more than 50 kg of hazardous waste or more than 1 ton of non-hazardous waste are dangerous, they have the obligation to report to the Environment Agency by April 30, 2021 through the "Waste Management" automated information system or on paper, the total amount of each category of waste per

28 April 2021

Implementation of the integrated waste management system in zone 6: common objective and collective approach

In accordance with the provisions and targets The waste management strategy in the Republic of Moldova for the years 2013-2027 (HG 248/2013) as well as taking into account the provisions of regional sectoral programs, waste management is a national priority of the environmental pollution prevention policy in the Republic of Moldova. The aggravation of the problem of waste, especially solid household waste, is generated by the defective way in which different stages of waste processing are currently carried out. Promoting the regional approach in waste management planning

14 April 2021

The first issue of the "Waste Management" Magazine from the year 2021 is now accessible to subscribers.

The first issue of the "Waste Management" Magazine from the year 2021 is now accessible for subscribe. To complete a subscription to the electronic version of the Magazine (no. 29/2021), it is enough to fill in the online form. It is already obvious and well known that the Republic of Moldova is invaded with waste that people, instead of collecting separately, abandon wherever they can, due to carelessness, indifference and momentary comfort. It is certain that "Only together can we have a clean environment", jointly promoting the activities of

March 22, 2021

Protective masks, a new challenge in the fight against plastic and an eminent danger to environmental security

Until the outbreak of the COVID pandemic, plastic waste represented one of the most obvious sources of environmental pollution, difficult to manage, being produced over 300 million tons globally, 90 % of which are no longer recycled. Unfortunately, the pandemic has triggered an eminent danger to environmental security, due to the production and consumption of enormous amounts of protective materials, including masks. Recent studies estimate a global monthly consumption of 129