The possibility of recycling begins with proper waste sorting. To facilitate separate collection, municipal waste is divided into six main fractions: residual waste, biowaste, paper and cardboard, plastic, metal, and glass.

Each fraction has its own recovery procedures, therefore its own collection rules and its own dedicated container, bin, or bag. Below you will find detailed information about each category, examples of waste accepted for collection for subsequent treatment or recovery, as well as examples of items and materials that must not be placed in those containers because they are collected occasionally through dedicated collection campaigns, such as bulky waste, hazardous waste, textile waste, WEEE, and others.

Our company is required to be familiar with the waste acceptance criteria of each facility where separately collected waste is delivered. We must also ensure, through a visual inspection, that the collected waste complies with these criteria. If these criteria are not met, the respective waste fraction will be refused for collection, and the responsibility for proper sorting remains with the waste generator, namely the citizen.

The quantities of regularly collected municipal waste, meaning the waste divided into the six fractions and collected according to the collection schedules, which are accepted for collection, are transported to the treatment facility known as the Cristești-Vălureni Sorting, Composting and Transfer Station. This facility is managed by a delegated operator within the Integrated Solid Waste Management System of Mureș County, under the Intercommunity Development Association Ecolect Mureș.

The quantities of occasionally collected municipal waste, such as bulky waste, hazardous waste, textile waste, WEEE, and others, which are accepted for collection, are transported and recovered through authorized operators with whom our company has individual contracts.

All waste that cannot be recovered

• food scraps, eggshells, bones, meat, fish;

• hygiene waste: used napkins, diapers, sanitary pads;

• cigarette butts, stove ash, if coal is burned in addition to wood;

• residues from cleaning activities, such as sweeping and vacuuming;

• packaging contaminated with food residue, such as pizza boxes; thermal paper, such as receipts; photographic, adhesive, or glossy paper;

• small toys made of mixed materials;

• small shards from breakable items that are not glass packaging, such as glass, ceramic, or porcelain tableware, broken windows, and broken mirrors.

For compostable waste

• plant-based kitchen waste, such as fresh or cooked fruit and vegetables, as well as bread, cereals, coffee grounds, and tea, including tea bags;

• plant waste from gardens or households, such as grass, flowers, leaves, and small branches, provided that the quantities are small enough to fit into the brown bin collected weekly;

• large plant waste from parks, gardens, and cemeteries, not contaminated with plastic, metal, or similar materials, provided that it is tied with string for paid collection at the request of the waste generator, or free of charge as part of seasonal campaigns organized by local public authorities.

Torn into pieces or folded, please.!

• magazines, newspapers, books;

• diaries, notebooks, folders without metal rings, envelopes, sheets of paper;

• appliance packaging boxes.

Rinse and crush the packaging!

• PET bottles, plastic bottles and boxes, plastic film, plastic bags, polystyrene or protective plastic packaging, single-use plates and cutlery, Tetra Pak packaging such as milk or juice cartons, etc.

You must rinse the cans!

• aluminium cans and tin cans;

• metal lids and aluminium foil.

Rinse them, and please do not break them!

• glass packaging from alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, glass packaging from cosmetic products, and kitchen glass packaging such as jars and demijohns.