After the launch of the Deposit Return System (DRS) in 2023, this year will see the first centers with voluntary contribution (CAV) financed through PNRR (National Recovery and Resilience Plan), according to ECOTIC.

In this context, ECOTIC carried out, between May and December 2023, the Steps For Urban Mining project with the aim of facilitating the transfer of Norwegian know-how in municipal waste management and in the operation of new CAV-type collection centers.

What will citizens be able to bring to the centers?

The centers are dedicated to the separate collection of recyclable waste and bio-waste, which cannot be collected in individual bins or in the door-to-door system. The centers will also be a solution for the collection of bulky waste, electrical and electronic equipment, used batteries, hazardous waste and construction and demolition waste.

Where will these CAVs be?

There will be 13 large centers managed by local authorities in Brașov, Ploiesti, Buzău, Iași, Sibiu, Timișoara, Cluj-Napoca, Baia Mare, Constanța, Tg. Mureș, Galați, as well as by ADI Dolj and the Intercommunity Development Association for the Integrated Management of Municipal Waste in the City of Bucharest.

The Steps For Urban Mining project (130,000 Euro) is developed by ECOTIC in partnership with InErgeo and funded by Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway through EEA & Norway Grants. The aim of the project is to facilitate the transfer of Norwegian know-how in the management of municipal waste and in the operation of municipal collection centers.