The European Union required Romania to collect four kilograms of electrical waste and electronic equipment (WEEE) per capita by the end of next year, in line with the Union’s legislation.
EU countries are collecting on average six kilograms WEEE per capita this year and Romania’s target is set at three kilograms per capita for 2007. Producers and dealers of electronic equipment have to finance WEEE recycling, according to European legislation.
However, in Romania there are only 215 WEEE collection centers and only 145 are functional. Romania’s Recycling Association announced it will start collect WEEE from July 1, marking the first action of its kind in the country.
Romania needs to invest 3.8 billion euros in waste management, according to the environment minister. Moreover, the country has committed itself to gradually reduce the amount of wastage products by 2016 while by 2013 it needs to reach the global recycling target set at 55 percent.
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