After China ban, Romania hit by illegal waste imports
Despite having the second-lowest waste-recycling rates in the EU, Romania has become overflowing with waste and garbage - most of it brought in illegally from abroad (Photo: epsos.de)
Bucharest, Today, 07:03
Despite having the second-lowest waste-recycling rates in the European Union, Romania has become overflowing with waste and garbage - most of it brought in illegally from abroad.
This week, 189 tonnes of waste from Italy were discovered in the yard of a company from Bihor county, in western Romania. The country s environmental guard control established that those importing the waste had no facility to recycle it, and it would most likely will end up in illegal landfills.
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