The general objective of the project is to comply with the objectives set by the Sectoral Operational Programme Environment, in accordance with the EU Directives and Romanian legislation in force and, implicitly, with the obligations assumed by the Accession Treaty. It is necessary to ensure compliance with the relevant environmental acquis in Maramureș County. To this end, the project integrates all the elements necessary for the separation, collection, transport, transfer, treatment, recycling and disposal of waste.

Results

The project improves the standard of living of the entire population of the county by ensuring an adequate waste management service. The project also reduces and/or eliminates the impact produced by uncontrolled/non-compliant waste disposal. Specifically, the project benefits are the following:

>>   Reduction of the environmental impact in terms of surface water pollution, groundwater, leachate production and greenhouse gas emissions), through appropriate waste disposal;

>>   Reduction of the total amount of waste being deposited, which leads to the extension of the landfill life, offering the possibility of using the free land for much more valuable purposes than this;

>>   Improvements in terms of saving natural resources as a result of recycling selectively collected products, producing green compost;

>>   Reduction of negative visual impact, odors and risks to public health by closing non-compliant landfills and by avoiding or collecting and treating leachate appropriately;

>>   Creating an integrated waste management system, which allows all citizens of Maramureș County access to quality public services;

>>   Reduction of management costs by optimizing the waste collection system;

>>   Reduction of resource-related costs, which consist of:

– recovery of recyclable products and the value of compost produced (project increases);

– landfill space saved, being the reduction of waste deposited by the project (in tons per year);

>>   Improvement of living conditions for citizens, as a result of the full connection to sanitation services together with the significant improvement of environmental conditions due to the operation of modern waste management facilities instead of the existing non-compliant hazardous waste landfills;

>>   Development of the inhabited area from a social and economic point of view, due to the development of the new market, mainly through the perspective of waste management and the recyclables market, as well as due to construction works.

>>   Creation of new job opportunities (more than 198 jobs) in a period of international economic crisis.

Total value: 64,000,000 euros.