Bistrita, ROMANIA

Partnername	Location
Bistrita City Hall	Country	Romania
	Region	Nord-Vest
	City	Bistrita
	web	www.primariabistrita.ro

Action Planning in Bistrita, Romania

On national, regional and local levels waste management plans are implemented in accordance with EU-directives. According to EU- and Romanian law non-compliant landfills have to be closed and to be cleaned up in Romania. The Zăvoaie landfill in Bistrita-Nasaud landfill is such a landfill that has to be closed and cleaned up.

Zăvoaie landfill (7,6 hectares)
This landfill is located on the outskirts of the city along the Bistrita river. Waste was dumped here since the 1960's untill July 2009. At the beginning of the landfill waste was deposited without separation or compaction. The volume is hard to estimate but it covers about 7.6 hectares at a height of about 5 metres.

The landfill is a threat for the environment and the citizens of Bistrita. The site has a potential for redevelopment because of its location at the edge of the city. Because it has to be closed, new solutions for waste disposal have to be found and this landfill has to be controlled in order to reduce the environmental and public health risks.

The first step is to look for a viable alternative for the waste disposal together with the actual closure of the landfill. After closure and reclamation the landfill is to be redeveloped in a greening area and to be integrated in the urban landscape.

Stakeholders are the Environment Protection Agency of Bistrita-Nasaud County, the Public Health department of Bistrita - Nasaud, industry and research institutes. All stakeholders will be consulted and involved in the planning process.

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