AN ANALYSIS OF ROMANIA’S MUNICIPAL WASTE WITHIN THE EUROPEAN CONTEXT

Cristina Iacoboaea (), Oana Luca () and Florian Petrescu ()
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Cristina Iacoboaea: Technical University of Civil Engineering Bucharest, 124 Lacul Tei Ave, Bucharest, Romania
Oana Luca: Technical University of Civil Engineering Bucharest, 124 Lacul Tei Ave, Bucharest, Romania
Florian Petrescu: Technical University of Civil Engineering Bucharest, 124 Lacul Tei Ave, Bucharest, Romania

Theoretical and Empirical Researches in Urban Management, 2013, vol. 8, issue 4, 73-84

Abstract: The improper management of municipal waste may lead to soil, water and air contamination and it may also become a danger for human health. The quantity of municipal waste generated per capita in Romania is relatively low compared to other European Union countries. At European level, in 2010 municipal waste was treated as follows: 38% was landfilled, 22% incinerated, 25% recycled and 15% composted. In Romania approximately 94% of the municipal waste was landfilled and 6% reused and recycled, according to the Romanian National Environmental Protection Agency. To reach the targets set in the national and European waste legislation, Romania must make considerable efforts.

Keywords: Municipal waste; landfill; composting; incineration; recycling. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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