circular economy

21 April 2024

ECOMONDO – The Green Technology Expo, the largest international exhibition of green technologies!

AO The E-Circular Training and Consulting Center as a media partner announces the organization of a new edition of the largest international exhibition of green technologies ECOMONDO – The Green Technology Expo, from 5-8 November 2024, Rimini Expo Centre, Italy. This exhibition is an international benchmark event in Europe and the Mediterranean basin for technologies, services and industrial solutions in the green and circular economy sectors. The exhibition hosts the main companies offering services, solutions and technologies in the environmental sector: from water management

19 March 2024

The popularity of the circular economy is growing, but its implementation leaves much to be desired, according to the Circularity Gap Report 2024

According to the latest report of the Circular Economy Foundation, entitled "The Circularity Gap Report 2024" (ro: Raportul posse Decalajul Circularităit 2024), a worrying trend is observed: although discourses about the circular economy are more and more frequent, humanity undertakes less and less concrete actions to comply with its principles. Even if the term Circular Economy is on everyone's lips, global circularity is in decline. Over the past 5 years, discussions, debates and articles addressing this topic

26 October 2023

The European Parliament revised the Regulation on packaging and packaging waste!

On October 24, 2023, the Committee for the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety of the European Parliament (ENVI) voted on the report on the Regulation on Packaging and Packaging Waste, this being a response to the proposal originally issued by the European Commission in November 2022. After months of difficult negotiations, and under strong pressure from the industry, the Commission accepted the Compromise Amendments proposed by the Belgian Rapporteur Frédérique Ries, a member of Renew MEP. Here are the main voting results: Reuse .kb-image5541_13cbfe-92.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .kb-image5541_13cbfe-92 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{max-width:454px;width:100% ;}.wp-block-cadence-column >

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

September 8, 2023

Start online training: Using EXCEL in waste management planning

AO The "E-Circular" training and consulting center announces the organization of online training workshops with the theme "Using the EXCEL module for the development of local waste management programs and calculating tariffs for public waste management services". The workshops are addressed to mayors, deputy mayors, municipal sanitation operators, accountants, people involved in waste management planning activities from different waste management regions. Training participants will learn: How to use the EXCEL module. How to use EXCEL to calculate and visually present the data needed in

September 7, 2023

New provisions regarding payment for environmental pollution enter into force from 01.10.2023

Law no. was published in the Official Monitor. 247 of July 31, 2023 for the amendment Law no. 1540/1998 regarding payment for environmental pollution and which comes into force from 01.10.2023 IMPORTANT! 1. New tariff headings have been introduced, which according to the Combined Nomenclature of Goods represent packaging made of paper, cardboard, plastic, glass and which will be subject to packaging tax. Art. 11, paragraph (4). The tax rate for goods that cause environmental pollution in the process of use is determined as follows: Tariff item codePackaging material Tax rate

Presentation of study results on plastic waste
24 February 2023

The results of the first national study "Plastic waste in the Republic of Moldova" were presented

In the context of the alarming increase in plastic waste, AO Verde e Moldova in partnership with AO the E-CIRCULAR Training and Consulting Center and with the support of the GEF Small Grants Program - UNDP, have achieved the first Reference study on plastic waste management in the Republic of Moldova. The results of the study were presented in a public event, organized on February 24. At least in the last 10 years there is a constant increase in the quantities of imported plastic materials and a

27 January 2023

Training course for employees in the field of waste management

Organizing a training course for employees in the field of waste management is essential to ensure the efficient and sustainable operation of your business. Certainly, Waste can be a major problem for any company, regardless of size or field of activity. Not only can they increase operational costs, but they can also have a negative impact on the environment and the company's reputation. Therefore, it is important to have employees who are trained in waste management and understand the importance

19 October 2022

Online workshop dedicated to #ewasteday 2022: RECYCLE EVERYTHING, NO MATTER HOW SMALL

Today, October 19, AO Training and consulting center "E-CIRCULAR" in partnership with AO "EcoDigital" organized the ONLINE WORKSHOP "International WEEE Day: Recycle everything, no matter how small", event dedicated to the international awareness campaign related to electronic waste. In 2022, International E-Waste Day (#ewasteday) celebrated annually on 14 October focuses on small e-waste under the slogan "Recycle everything, no matter how small!". End-of-life small electrical and electronic appliances,

10 June 2022

IV Edition of the Online Dialogue Platform: "Waste Management" Magazine, no. 33/2022

On the current June 9, AO e-Circular Training and Consulting Center was the host of the 4th edition of the Online Dialogue Platform "Waste Management in the Republic of Moldova", on the occasion of the publication of issue 33 of the quarterly magazine Managementul Deșeurilor. During the event, some of the topics published on the pages of the magazine were discussed, with the aim of facilitating the process of informing participants from different regions of the country, from various fields of activity and occupational preferences, about good practices