International Conference „Mechanisms of selective collection and recycling of aluminum cans. Romania face to face with major countries in Europe „

de | mai 27, 2013 | News

With the occasion of the  International Conference „Mechanisms of selective collection and recycling of aluminum cans. Romania face to face with major countries in Europe „, was held between May 16 to 17 in Bucharest by Alucro Association, were announced latest results on recycling aluminum cans in the country. Romania recycles nearly 30% of doses put on the market.

For two days, Romania hosted one of the most important event on the  Europe’s map for industry recycling aluminum cans. Representatives of the largest collection and recycling plants in Europe and Romania, as well as local authorities, the business sector and NGOs, gathered in Bucharest to discuss the impact and effectiveness of existing programs nationwide. Through ALUCRO, Romania is among the countries which runs the program  ‘Every Can Counts’, a European platform that promotes the recycling of aluminum cans and has as objective the implementation of a long-term selective collection at home, office or public events (festivals, shows, etc..). Program directors from France, Austria and the UK attended the conference for the experience exchange with colleagues from Romania. „Every Can Counts’ was recently launched in Ireland and Hungary and will be taken over by other major countries in Europe.

Alucro invited ECOTIC to attend this conference as we developed  projects together  this year. Both organizations, although managing different types of waste – from aluminum cans (Alucro) and WEEE (ECOTIC) believe in the partnerships for information and public awareness of the harmfulness of waste collected improperly and thrown randomly.

On May 17, ECOTIC, represented by Claudia Nicolae – communication responsible presented to the audience projects that were developed in  2013, receiving positive feedback mostly from guests from Europe.

The conference was also an opportunity to exchange experiences and outlining future partnerships in the field of the awareness projects.

The end of the conference was marked by the visit to the UPS Romania headquarters, where the program Alucro, „Every Can Counts” was officially launched.