Moldova’s National Waste Management Plan 2023-2027

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AUTHORED BY RÚAN DOHERTY, REGULATORY COMPLIANCE ANALYST, COMPLIANCE & RISKS

Introduction

On 6 December 2023, the Moldovan Government enacted a Decree No. 972 to approve the National Waste Management Plan 2023-2027. This Decision entered into force on 6 March 2024.

The Plan aims to develop an integrated waste management system by 2027, which is economically efficient and ensures the protection of the environment and the health of the population.

In this blog, we give an overview of Moldova’s National Waste Management Plan 2023-2027.

Objectives of Moldova’s National Waste Management Plan 2023-2027

The main objectives of the Plan include, but are not limited to (Section 2):

The development of the infrastructure and services necessary for an integrated waste management system aimed at preventing environmental pollution;
The reduction of the amount of stored waste;
Increasing the recovery and recycling rate of products subject to the extended producer responsibility regime by up to 40-60%; and
Improving public awareness regarding the importance of waste management.

Categories of Waste

The categories of waste covered by the Plan include municipal and assimilated waste from trade, industry, institutions, including separately collected fractions and specific waste streams.

Such streams include:

Bio-waste;
Packaging waste, including glass, paper, metal, wood and plastic;
Construction and demolition waste;
End-of-life vehicles;
Electrical and electronic equipment waste;
Used batteries and accumulators;
Used oils;
Used tires; and
Hazardous waste.

Environmental Fees and Taxes

As per the EPR scheme, economic agents that produce, process, sell and/or import the aforementioned products, are obliged to collect, transport, sort and recover waste, including packaging, to organize information campaigns for citizens, to encourage and stimulate them to sort and collect.

If they reach the waste collection targets, such economic agents are exempt from paying environmental fees and taxes. The Plan outlines specific waste collection and recycling rates for various types of waste-types within the EPR scheme, for two periods between 2023 and 2027.

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