The local authorities of Brad, Calarasi, Hunedoara, Tulcea and Valenii de Munte took another step towards helping to meet the target set by the European Union, namely 4 kg of WEEE collected per inhabitant, per year and – not least – protecting the environment. The WEEE collection centers opened in these counties are part of the RoRec National Network that will include over 100 locations by 2013.
We launched the first five collection centers at European standards in July 2011, in partnership with the townhalls from Brad, Calarasi, Hunedoara, Tulcea and Valenii de Munte; without their support more than 750,000 citizens currently using the centers would have been denied access to this much needed solution for the correct collection of WEEE. Thus, the local authorities supported this nationwide initiative, a service dedicated to the community, a space fitted according to European standards for the organized and safe collection of waste electric and electronic equipment, in line with the environmental norms.
“We are honored to be the first to open the National RoRec Network of Collection Centers, as the care for the environment is one of our priorities. Now, the inhabitants of Tulcea county have a convenient solution to collect waste electric and electronic equipment at European standards.”, added Mr. Constantin Hogea, Mayor of Tulcea.
“We agreed to enter this partnership because we wanted to support the local community, by promoting a proper civic behavior and offering our citizens a modern service that is also vital for environmental protection. We want to thank the RoRec Association for their support in this partnership, it is an honor for us to be part of the National Network of WEEE Collection Centers.”, added Mr. Mircea Nitu, Mayor of Valenii de Munte.
“Creating the collection infrastructure is our responsibility and we are glad that, alongside RoRec Association, we can provide our community with the necessary conditions to dispose of this waste, using professional services, at European standards.”, added Mr. Nicolae Dragu, Mayor of Calarasi.
“We are honored to be among the first centers opened in the National RoRec Network. We invite all inhabitants of Hunedoara to get involved and bring their old appliances to the recently opened center because this small gesture has an important impact on the state of the environment.”, added Mr. Ovidiu Marius Hada, Mayor of Hunedoara.
“Having such a space, fitted at European standards, was one of our priorities for this year. We are glad that we managed to implement this project alongside RoRec Association in order to offer a convenient solution for WEEE collection to the citizens – it is a successful partnership meant to help protect the environment in our town and an answer to the citizens’ requests to provide them a WEEE collection service”, added Mr. Florin Cazacu, Mayor of Brad.
The WEEE Collection Center provides services both to the population and to companies and institutions via an "Infoline" desk open Monday through Friday, between 9.00 a.m. and 6.00 p.m. and Saturday between 9.00 a.m. and 1.00 p.m.. The reception of the old equipment takes place directly at the center, between 9.00 a.m. and 1.00 p.m., while heavy or large appliances can be picked up from home, following a request made at the infoline number. Companies and institutions can also place requests for the pick-up of old equipment for scrapping, using the same infoline number.
We invite you to watch snapshots from the WEEE Collection Centers launching events in the RoRec video news section:
Launching the WEEE Collection Center – Hunedoara
Launching the WEEE Collection Center – Calarasi
Launching the WEEE Collection Center – Brad
Launching the WEEE Collection Center – Valenii de Munte
Launching the WEEE Collection Center – Tulcea
We remind you that the legislation in force (GD 1037/2010) makes it mandatory to have one WEEE collection center for every 50,000 inhabitants, and to reach an annual target of 4 kg of WEEE collected per inhabitant. Romania currently collects 1-1.5 kg of its quota as an EU member state.
Please contact us for additional information about the project, as well as a potential collaboration that can result in opening a new WEEE Collection Center in your town by calling …… or sending a message at: office@rorec.ro.