The number of e-Waste collection points will increase from 128 to 200, thanks to the new project dedicated to e-waste management, which was launched on March 18 on Global Recycling Day. The collection points will be created in Chisinau and other localities in the country. The project “Recycle e-waste, achieve the SDGs” is implemented with the financial support of the GEF Small Grants Program, implemented by UNDP Moldova, and continues the project “Clean city with recycled e-Waste”, IPN reports, quoting a press release of UNDP.

The first laboratory class on electrical and electronic equipment waste will be arranged within the College of Ecology, which will be equipped with various samples, which will allow to study and visualize in detail the types of materials of which they are composed.

Annually approximately 10 thousand tons of the waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) are generated in the Republic of Moldova, and according to the “Study on the generation and management of e-waste in the Chisinau”, in the top of used electrical and electronic equipment are: mobile phones, refrigerators, washing machines, printers and mobile phones.

During the implementation of the project “Clean city with recycled e-Waste” in 2018 -2020, it was possible to place 128 specialized dumpsters inside 115 institutions from the private, public, academic, and civil society sectors.