Romania's Timiș County and Bucharest Implement New Waste Collection Rules

In Timiș County, the third waste‑treatment cell at the Ghizela depot is expected to become fully operational by the end of the year, according to ADID Timiș director Cristian Moș. Completion of the cell will eliminate the need to transport waste to other counties, allowing tariffs for waste collection to be reduced. The current higher fees stem from the transport of waste to landfills in Mehedinți and Bârga, a situation created after the closure of the second Ghizela cell due to capacity overload and a dispute between the operator Retim and the county council (CJT). As of July, the project was reported to be 70 % finished.

Separately, Bucharest’s municipal council approved a set of new waste‑management regulations. The rules require food waste to be separated from household trash, introduce three additional collection streams for textiles, hazardous, and biodegradable waste, and set a target that by 2035 no more than 10 % of waste will end up in landfills. Tariffs will be calculated on a “pay‑for‑what‑you‑throw” basis, encouraging recycling, composting and delivery of items such as used oil, furniture and appliances to voluntary collection centres.