THE IMPACT OF THE STORAGE PLATFORMS FOR HOUSEHOLD WASTE BINS ON THE ENVIRONMENT DEPENDING ON THEIR EMPLACEMENT

Abstract

The large amount of stored waste is still a big concern for Romania and according to the legislative provisions, until 16th of July 2016, it has to be reduced at 35% from the total amount of waste stored in 1995 (2). Attempting this goal depends on the extent to which the population perceives the need of selective collection, recycling and residue minimization and on the way in which the local authorities facilitates the proper conduct of this process and ensures compliance with the hygiene and public health standards in relation to the location of household waste pre-collection containers. The aim of this paper was to verify if the previsions contained in the Order no. 119/2014, for the aproval of Hygiene and public health standards regarding the population’s living environment, are complied with. In this regard, there were conceived questionnaires concerning the emplacement of storage platforms for containers used for selective collection of household waste, containing the requirements stipulated in Chapter 1 – Hygiene standards regarding the housing areas, article 4, point a) (1). It has been found that in the living areas taken into study, the requirements stipulated in Order no. 119/2014, for the aproval of Hygiene and public health standards regarding the population’s living environment, in Chapter 1 – Hygiene standards regarding the housing areas, article 4, point a), are not fully respected.