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INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT FOR THE LOCAL COMMUNITY - CASE STUDY ARAD COUNTY, ROMANIA
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The paper analyses the waste management practice for the Arad County located in the western part of Romania. Together with Timis County it forms a prosperous region in Romania, attracting numerous foreign investors, especially because its proximity to the border. The transformations that led to the modernization of land in this county were radical and occurred unevenly. The main driving forces of resource consumption are economic growth, technological developments and changing consumption and production patterns. About one third of resources used are turned into waste and emissions. The use of resources is partly due to increased consumption of goods and services. In terms of waste management all economic changes must be reflected in the integrated waste management practices. The real issues concern the growth of the quantity and variety of wastes in contrast with the inadequate facilities and locations. This continuous neglect will led to the deterioration of the water, soil, air and health resources.
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Ministry of Environment, Water and Forests, National Agency for Environmental Protection, Annual report on the state of the environment in Romania, for 2015;
Romanian Government Decision no. 870/2013 approving the National Strategy for Waste Management for 2014-2020;
Romanian Emergency Ordinance no.195/2005 for environmental protection with further amendments and supplements;
European Directive 2008/98/EC on waste transposed into Romanian national law through Law no.211/2011 regarding the waste regime;
G. Pauli, The Blue Economy, 10 Years, 100 Innovations, 100 Million Jobs, Report to the club of Rome, ISBN 978-0-912111-90-2, Paradigm publication, Taos, New Mexico, USA, 2010
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