On November 3, 2015, in Chisinau, Environmental Pollution Prevention Office within the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Moldova organized the kick off conference to present the project "Inventory, assessment and remediation of anthropogenic sources of pollution in the Lower Danube region of Ukraine, Romania and Republic of Moldova "( MIS ETC 995) implemented with the support of the Joint Operational Programme Romania-Ukraine- Republic of Moldova (2007-2013).
The objective of the project "Inventory, assessment and remediation of anthropogenic sources of pollution in the Lower Danube region of Ukraine, Romania and republic of Moldova" (MIS ETC 995) implemented by the consortium guided by the state Department of Environmental Protection in Odessa with financial support of Joint Operational Programme Romania – Ukraine- Republic of Moldova - (EUR = 5.81954 million project budget UAH 86,671,573.13) is to reduce the environmental impact of chemical storages and discharges of sewage into the Lower Danube region and increasing capacity monitoring soil and water, including extensive information to main stakeholders. One of the priority activities of the Project for Moldova is to develop prerequisites for establishment of of hazardous waste management center provided by Government Decision no. 973 of 18.10.2010 "On approval of the national program for sound management of chemicals in Moldova".
The conference will gather representatives of the seven project partners, the donor community, Program Regional Office, the central public authorities and economic operators will aim to establish lines of action in order to ensure that cross-border cooperation to protect the Danube River.


Contact person: Ms. Tatiana Tugui Environmental Pollution Prevention Office manager, str. Cosmonăuţilor 9, bir. 736, MD-2005, Chişinău, Republica Moldova tel/fax:(+373 22) 22-25-42, tatiana.tugui@eppo.md, www.eppo.md.

Hosted by the EPPO and chaired by Mr. Lazăr Chirică, Deputy Minister of Environment,
the aim of the workshop was to present the results of the laboratory
analyses and to provide recommendations and options for handling and treatment
of hazardous waste flows identified to the economic operators from Moldova, that
were part of the inventory of stocks of the industrial waste and expired chemicals,
that are stored at their enterprises. For some of the stocks the local treatment or
safeguarding was proposed, however there was a number of enterprises, that have
to seek for the opportunities for their haz waste treatment abroad, due to lack of
such treatment facilities in Moldova.
The results of the workshop and discussions laid groundwork for establishing the
features and waste streams of Centre for Hazardous Waste Management in
Moldova. The profile of activities of the Centre will include, among others,
logistics and/or treatment for hazardous waste streams, such as POPs, mercury
waste, batteries and accumulators, WEEE and end-of life vehicles and their export
for final disposal, as well as possibilities for receiving and distributing treatments
of other types of hazardous waste.