On 25 November 2014 was launched the separate waste collection service, from which will benefit over 45,000 people in 27 localities of Soldanesti and Rezina rayons.
The service was created within a pilot project supported by the German Government and implemented by Centre Regional Development Agency (RDA). The German Government has given financial and technical support through the project of the German Development Cooperation through GIZ ‚Modernization of local public services in the Republic of Moldova’.
The launch event was attended by over 200 people, including representatives of national, regional and local authorities. In their speeches, the guests stressed the importance of the fact that all citizens should benefit from quality public services, on the one hand, and to be responsible and careful with the environment, on the other hand.
‚Without the initiative of local authorities, such a project would not have been possible. I’m sure that people are aware and shall be responsible to the newly created service’. (Iurie Leanca, Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova)
‚This project is generating optimism and energy, as it has an impact on people, health and a cleaner environment. However, it’s impressive how neighboring localities cooperate with each other’ (Ulrike Maria Knotz, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Republic of Moldova)
‘It is a regional development project that started at the initiative of local authorities. This is an ambitious project which deserves to be replicated in other communities’. (Valerian Binzaru, head of the General Directorate of Regional Development within the Ministry of Regional Development and Constructions).
The inhabitants of Soldanesti and Rezina rayon will collect waste on 4 categories and place them in respective containers: paper, glass, metal-plastic-tetrapak and residual waste. Now, citizens are informed about the benefits of separate collection of waste, but also the responsibility to pay bills on time for this public service. Communication campaign, entitled ‚For health and a cleaner environment, collect waste separately’ requires, in addition to the distribution of promotional materials, sanitation activities, public lectures, drawing competitions for students.
However, the campaign involves advisory for local citizens committees created for municipalities involved, which ensure the smooth running of the waste management project. Committees are groups of initiative, who voluntarily engage in community mobilization to collect waste separately and punctually pay the fee for public service.
The monthly cost of this service is 8 lei per person for villagers and 10 lei per person for urban residents. Tariff for public institutions and businesses will be 150 lei/month for a cubic meter of waste. In urban areas the waste collection will be done 3 times a week and in the rural area once a week by garbage trucks.
The service is managed by the Joint Stock Company ‚Sanitation Şoldăneşti’ created under the pilot project.
It is to be built an Inter-municipal Solid Waste Management Center in Parcani, Şoldăneşti, two recycling centers in Floreşti and Şoldăneşti and two transfer stations in Cotiujenii Mari and Floresti. At this stage, 259 platforms were built and were purchased and placed containers with distinctive labels. There were also procured specialized machines: equipment for recycling, compaction, bulldozers, tractors.
Due to the fact that the construction of the modern landfill will be completed only at the end of 2015, three landfills (around. Şoldăneşti town, Cuşmirca v. and. Răspopeni v.) were designed to serve as temporary landfill for a period of 2 years (2014-2015). The other dumpsites in the localities are to be closed.
Sorting and baling station will be set up temporarily in Şoldăneşti town, and then transferred to the Inter-municipal solid waste management Center, once the completion of its construction.
The total budget of the pilot project of solid waste management in Soldanesti and Rezina rayons is over EUR 2.2 million from the Government of Germany. Rayon Council Şoldăneşti contributed with EUR 10.750.
On 21 August 2014, Rayon Council Şoldăneşti approved solid waste management component for 2014-2019 of the Socio-economic development Strategy of the Rayon – developed with the support of Centre RDA and GIZ.
GIZ supports a similar pilot project in Floreşti rayon, where is to be created a joint stock company.
The project ‚Modernization of local public services in the Republic of Moldova’ is financially supported by the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania and the European Union.
