Romania opens first large voluntary waste collection center in Cluj-Napoca

21 July 2026 Romania inaugurated its first large voluntary waste collection center in Cluj-Napoca, marking the start of a national network of 13 such facilities financed through the Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR). The new center is designed to help residents dispose of bulky and special waste that cannot be collected through regular household waste collection services. The Environment Ministry said the project received more than RON 32.6 million in non-repayable European funding through the PNRR. Covering 1.4 hectares, the facility includes dedicated collection platforms and containers, a chemical analysis laboratory, administrative buildings, a refrigerated storage room for animal carcasses, and a heavy-duty weighbridge to monitor waste flows. The center accepts a wide range of waste