The ECOTIC campaign "Clean Cities" continues in Drobeta Turnu Severin

de | April. 2, 2018 | News

Orase Curate (Clean Cities), the itinerant ECOTIC campaign, dedicated to the collection of used electrical and electronic equipment in the urban environment, continues its route in 2018. After 29 campaigns that informed approximately 300.000 people and led to the collection of 50 tons of WEEE (waste electrical and electronic equipment) in 2017, the campaign continued this year in Galați, Brăila and Motru. In period April 2-6, 2018, the campaign “Clean Cities" takes place in Drobeta Turnu Severin.  

As it is known, Romania has the obligation to reach a target of 45% collection of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). In this context, ECOTIC continues its efforts to raise awareness among the population in order to hand over WEEE to specialized collection points.

"Clean cities" is the ECOTIC campaign that pursues this goal in the urban environment. Together with local public and environmental authorities, ECOTIC informs residents of dozens of cities across the country about the need to collect WEEE and provides collection points where this waste can be brought and handed over for recycling.

In 2018, the campaign continues in Drobeta Turnu Severin, with the support of the Ministry of Environment, Drobeta Turnu Severin City Hall, the National Agency for Environmental Protection Mehedinti, the Environmental Guard and Brantner Ecological Services. Between April 2-6, 2018, residents of Drobeta Turnu Severin are encouraged to properly hand over waste for electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) for recycling.

Thus, during the campaign, any resident of Drobeta Turnu Severin who will hand over a waste of at least 3kg accumulated at the collection center in Strada Constructorilor no. 4bis, will receive an instant prize. The collection schedule is from Monday to Friday, from 8:00 to 16:30.

For the collection of bulky equipment at home, you can call the Brantner dispatcher: 0252.333.363.

The campaign in Drobeta Turnu Severin continues, in 2018, the national program "Clean Cities", an itinerant program of the ECOTIC Organization, dedicated to WEEE collection in urban areas.