What does dual waste collection mean

Dual collection involves the collection of waste in two distinct containers, one for the wet fraction and one for the dry fraction.

WET FRACTION: it contains ordinary household waste, food scraps or those resulting from the production of daily food, as well as material that can no longer be recycled, impregnated with oil or wet, stained with food scraps, etc. 

DRY FRACTION: it includes waste from the category of recyclable materials – paper, cardboard, PET, plastic bags, packaging films, aluminum cans, clean metal cans, bottles and jars emptied of Contents and washed if necessary, clean plastic packaging from hygiene products, etc.

Sorting and collecting waste is important to reducing our environmental impact. How can we do this right? See below:

HOUSEHOLD WASTE IN 2 FRACTIONS*

A. Wet Fraction: Residual Waste, Mixed*

Residual waste is the totality of waste that cannot be recycled.

This waste is stored in Black dumpster (or appropriately inscribed), intended for the collection of household waste.

YES:

• Leftover food (meat, dairy, vegetable, eggs)
• Disposable diapers, absorbent
• Residues / excrement of pets
• Contents of the bag from the vacuum cleaner
• Coals, cigarette butts
• Napkins, used paper towels
• Very dirty packaging
• Tableware, very dirty disposable cutlery
• Ash from stoves (if besides wood, coals are also burned)
• Plant remains in the yard (if treated with pesticide)
• Treated or painted wood

NO:

• Recyclable waste: paper / cardboard, plastic, glass, metal
• Textile waste
• Footwear
• Earth, sand, gravel
• Waste Electrical and electronic equipment
• Batteries, accumulators
• Parts of motor vehicles(parts from dismantling)
• Tires
• Construction and demolition waste
• Bulky waste (furniture, carpets, mattresses), etc.

A. Wet Fraction: Biodegradable Waste*

Biodegradable waste is the waste from which compost can be obtained, an excellent fertilizer for the plants around the house and for the soil in the garden or for the flowers in the apartment.

This waste is stored in Composter or Black dumpster (appropriately inscribed)

YES:

• Leftovers of fresh or cooked fruit and vegetables
• Bread and cereal leftovers
• Coffee grounds / tea leftovers
• Eggshells
• Walnut shells
• Ash from stoves (when only wood is burned)
• Sawdust
• Hay and straw
• Vegetable remains from the yard (leaves, twigs and twigs, flowers)
• Houseplants
• Pieces of shredded wood
• Newspapers, shredded paperboard-wet and dirty
• Napkins, used paper towels

NO:

• Animal fats and vegetable oils
• Pet droppings
• Ash from stoves (if besides wood, coals are also burned)
• Whole eggs
• Plant remains in the yard (if treated with pesticide)
• Treated or painted wood

B. Dry Fraction: Recyclable Waste*

Plastic waste is collected in The Yellow Dumpster (appropriately inscribed)

In order to reduce the volume of waste and optimize the space, it is recommended to fold/fold this waste before disposing of it in dumpsters.

YES:

• PET packaging (soft drinks / water / alcohol bottles)
• Plastic wrap
• Plastic cans and cans (without traces of chemicals e.g. paint)
• Plastic bags and packaging
• Vials (shampoo, detergent)
• plastic toys
• Beverage and food containers (e.g. Tetra Pak, Pure Pak)

NO:

• Paper packaging
• Cardboard
• Polyethylene, plastic bags / plastic sheets containing food scraps
• plastic objects / products combined with metal(e.g. kitchen knives)
• polystyrene products, food packaging, medical waste (e.g. syringes)
• straws, plastic cutlery, ear sticks

B. Dry Fraction: Recyclable Waste*

Waste paper and cardboard shall be collected in The Blue Dumpster (appropriately inscribed)

In order to reduce the volume of waste and optimize the space, it is recommended to fold/fold this waste before disposing of it in dumpsters.

YES:

• Cardboard packaging
• Maculatura (notebooks, books, newspapers, magazines, sheets / sheets of paper, envelopes, vouchers, etc.))
• Cutii de carton
• Cardboard in pieces
• Registers
• Paper bags
• Advertising leaflets and leaflets
• Pizza boxes, trays and cellulosic packaging clean without food residues
• Biscuit bags and food generally predominantly paper
• Egg cartons, cardboard packaging tetrapak drinks (they are collected dry)

NO:

• Textile waste
• Footwear
• CDs, DVDs
• Beverage and food containers (e.g. Tetra Pak, Pure Pak)
• Parchment paper
• Carbon paper
• chemical paper (e.g. fax)
• paper packaging and pizza boxes containing food scraps (instead, these packaging can be collected alongside residual waste, mixed)
• glossy wrapping paper
• paper packaging and pizza boxes containing food scraps (instead, these packaging can be collected alongside residual waste, mixed)

B. Dry Fraction: Recyclable Waste*

Metal waste is collected in The Red Dumpster (appropriately inscribed)

In order to reduce the volume of waste and optimize the space, it is recommended to fold/fold this waste before disposing of it in dumpsters.

YES:

• Doses of beverages (soft drinks / alcohol)
• Canned food (packaging only, unfolded and with no food left)
• Food tubes
• Cosmetics
• Metal foil 
• Aluminum trays and tableware

NO:

• Waste Electrical and electronic equipment
• Bulbs
• Tires

B. Dry Fraction: Recyclable Waste*

Glass waste is collected in The Green Dumpster (appropriately inscribed)

In order to reduce the volume of waste and optimize the space, it is recommended to fold/fold this waste before disposing of it in dumpsters.

YES:

• Glass packaging (without lid or stopper)
• Jars (without lid)
• Glass packaging from cosmetics, etc.

NO:

• Mirrors, glass panes
• Windows, windscreens
• Crystal / heat resistant dishes, etc.
• Ceramic, porcelain or terracotta articles (for example, plates, cups, vases)
• Automotive components and accessories
• Hazardous, non-hazardous and rotten waste
• Jars containing toxic and flammable products
• Bulbs

Other types of waste*

Bulky waste-carpets, carpets, pieces of furniture, duvets, mattresses, etc.

Waste from demolition and construction – Earth from excavation, rubble, concrete, sanitary equipment, tiles, faience, gravel, concrete, carpentry, etc.

Waste Electrical, Electronics and household appliances – refrigerators, washing machines, televisions, kitchen robots, power tools, telephones, computers and peripherals, etc.

Why Collect separately:

We comply with the obligations provided by the legislation in force

We conserve non-renewable natural resources. Adopting environmentally responsible behavior must be part of our education!

We reduce the consumption of raw materials and, implicitly, the cost of making products!

* This information is just a few examples recommended by Toreco SRL . For full details of selective collection, see current legislation.

Sources:

Law no. 209/2016 on waste (Official Gazette of the Republic Of Moldova, 2016, no. 459-471, art. 916)

Government decision no. 561/2020 - regulation on packaging and packaging waste, published in the Official Gazette No. 212-220 art. 743, 21.08.2020

Government decision 301 of 24.04.2014 on the approval of the environmental strategy for 2014-2023 and of the action plan for its implementation

Government decision 248 of 10.04.2013 on the approval of the Waste Management Strategy in the Republic Of Moldova for the years 2013-2027