National Conference 2024 – Circular Economy in the Republic of Moldova

Project

Ditch Plastic: Informed communities with less waste generated

Details

The project aims to raise awareness of the problems generated by plastic waste at the national level and promote sustainable practices for its prevention and management. The project focuses on educating the population about the impact of plastic waste on the environment and the costs associated with its management.
STATUS Ongoing project
Category Economie circulară, Educare și informare
Implemented with support IP National Office for the Implementation of Projects in the Field of the Environment (ONIPM)
Project amount 448,800.00 lei
Implementation period 2024-2025

About the project

The project "Give up PLASTIC: Informed communities with less waste generated” aims to inform the population of different ages with reference to the impact of plastic on the environment and health, and respectively to reduce the amount of plastic waste generated at national level, including the costs related to the management of this waste.

The project beneficiary localities belong prioritar Regiunii de Management Deșeuri 5 (r-le Nisporeni, Călărași și Ungheni) din care fac parte 157 localități with about 234 thousand inhabitants and which generate in the environment 10530 tons of plastic waste annually (estimativ 45 kg plastic/locuitor/anual) conform rezultatelor Studiului privind deșeurile din plastic. Respectiv, cel puțin 97 % sau 10214 tone deșeuri din plastic din aceste localități sunt eliminate la gunoiști neconforme și vor continua să polueze câteva sute de ani mediul.

Cel mai bun deșeu este cel care nu există. În cazul deșeurilor din plastic – reciclarea s-a dovedit a nu fi cea mai eficientă soluție, doar 3 % din total deșeuri din plastic generate la nivel național fiind reciclate. Today, products packaged in single-use plastic are sold on the national market, which are difficult or not at all recyclable and which in some cases pose major risks to the health of the population. The situation is very difficult, especially in the urban and rural localities of the country, which do not have the necessary infrastructure for the collection of this waste. These realities require urgent measures, based on a different approach than the current one, namely proactive measures, focused on prevention and directly "Closing the tap for single-use plastic packaging that cannot be recycled!"

Obiectivele proiectului:

  1. Promoting the objectives of the national program "Solid Waste Management" through involvement
    și sensibilizarea populației din localitățile beneficiare (RMD 5) în acțiuni de reducere a poluării cu plastic. Lansarea Campaniei naționale „Iulie Fără Plastic 2024” cu genericul "Turning off the faucet - Stopping plastic pollution"
  2. Promovarea inițiativei legislative pentru interzicerea utilizării ambalajelor de polistiren (PS) care intră în contact direct cu produsele alimentare. Acest tip de deșeu se acumulează în cantități foarte mari după prima utilizare și ajunge la gropile de gunoi.
  3. Improving access to quality information and education on the best options for
    prevention and reduction of plastic waste
  4. Reducing the level of plastic pollution by giving up single-use plastic products.
  5. Increasing the level of information about the impact of plastic on health.

Plogging activity and sports orientation: PLASTIC runs

They were awarded with the support of the project Eco-Heroes through Actions who sanitized part of the Ciorești Forest Bypass, Nisporeni district. Each of the participants received as a gift bags and reusable bottles purchased within the "Give up Plastic" project, financed by IP ONIPM. The activity was also supported by The Strategic Communication on Waste Management Project.

20.04.2024

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> 116 mii. tone deșeuri de plastic generate în Moldova
>406 kgdeșeuri de plastic generate anual per persoana
3%recycled plastic waste
75%in total, plastic packaging is single-use

Project partners and financiers

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