Waste management

Plastic in clothing and the effects on the human body

Did you know that nearly 70% of all clothing on the planet is made of plastic? The development of new textiles such as polyester and nylon has facilitated the emergence of so-called "fast fashion", where clothing items are worn on average only 7 times, losing their appearance and durability very quickly. These poorly made clothes made of plastic materials have many harmful side effects, such as, for example, plastic pollution and poisoning our body. How does this happen? Simple. During production, wearing

8 mistakes in waste management

The 8 most common mistakes encountered in waste management

Mismanagement of waste always involves a significant impact on the environment, human health and the economy. There are a number of common mistakes that can be made in organizing waste management in a locality: Lack of proper planning: Proper planning is essential to ensure that the waste management system is efficient and sustainable. Lack of proper planning can lead to problems such as overcapacity of landfills and increased waste management costs. For good organization and planning

POLYSTYRENE waste – an environmental problem and a challenge for recyclers!

  Polystyrene / Polystyrene foam / PS – no matter what we call it, we are talking about the same plastic material. It's found in single-use cups, in the appliance boxes we buy and unpack, and whenever we order takeout. Polystyrene is a synthetic polymer that can take many chemical forms, a plastic material commonly used to create a variety of consumer products. It is widely used in the packaging industry and

The ABCs of recycling PLASTIC and everything you need to know about plastic waste.

Recycling is a complex system made up of legislative regulations, market demand, processing costs, the success of which depends on everyone from the product designer, to the person who throws in the bin, the waste collector, to the factory worker. recycle. We as consumers have a much more valuable role to play than we might imagine—how we use products and how we dispose of them determines their value and quality after use.

The "Run from Plastic" Project was launched in the Republic of Moldova

The "Fugi de PLASTIC/Run from PLASTIC" project is designed by JSC "EcoDigital" in partnership with AO Training and Consulting Centre "E-CIRCULAR", AO Run Moldova and AO Association of Manufacturers and Importers of Packaging from Moldova (APIAM) with the financial support of the Small Grants Program GEF SGP Moldova, implemented by UNDP. Project implementation period: November 2022 – November 2023. The goal of the "Fugi de PLASTIC/Run from PLASTIC" project is to reduce

Edition 3 Waste Management Magazine

Edition no. 3 of the Online Dialogue Platform: "Waste Management" magazine, no. 32/2021

Tuesday, December 28, AO Association for Waste Recovery organized the third edition of the Waste Management Online Dialogue Platform in the Republic of Moldova, on the occasion of the publication of issue 32 of Quarterly magazines Waste Management. Traditionally during the event, various current topics were discussed and published on the pages of the magazine, only with the aim of facilitating the process of informing participants from different regions of the country and from various fields of activity and occupational preferences,

The results of the photo contest "Without Plastic I feel Fantastic"

The photo competition with the theme "I feel fantastic without plastic" was launched by the AO Association for the Recovery of Waste 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) . The participants in this contest promoted the practices of reusing, recycling and reducing plastic waste among the population of all ages in the Republic of Moldova through the photos taken. First place, Prize of 2000 lei. Corina Doni, with the message:

AOEcoDigital announces the launch of the national Campaign "Moldova recycles WEEE"

According to UN data, in the year 2021, each person produces an average of 7.6 kg of electrical and electronic waste (WEEE), which means that 57.4 million tons will be generated worldwide. Only 17.4% of this e-waste containing a mixture of harmful substances and precious materials will be recorded as properly collected, treated and recycled, the rest unfortunately end up being mismanaged by disposal mixed with household waste or dumped in prohibited places . Problem

The first edition of the Waste Management Specialist Course was successfully completed!

As a result of the organization on August 19-20, 2021 of the accredited Continuing Professional Training Course "Waste Management Specialist", AO Association for Waste Recovery announces the successful completion of the theoretical and practical test by each of the 10 participants registered in the course, designated by legal entities, who carry out different types of entrepreneurial activity, but as a finality, directly or indirectly, influence the processes generation of hazardous or non-hazardous waste. During 2 full training days, 8 modules