At present, only rough estimates are available about the generation of waste, generally indicating a total volume of between 4 and 5 million tonnes annually, of which 3.5 million tonnes would be 'solid'. Owing to the absence of adequate treatment technologies, the volume of accumulated wastes is growing steadily.
Most domestic waste ends up in legal or illegal landfills.
Annually more than 2.5 million m3 of solid municipal waste and 1.5 million m3 of liquid waste are generated. The collection of waste is generally centralized and regular in the larger cities, on average once a week. Service costs are about 1 Lei per flat per month. Periodic, irregular collection is the norm in most rural areas. Municipal solid waste Data on municipal solid waste are presented in Table 6.1.