12 months after the launch of the Deposit Return System, managed by ReturRO, over 3 billion DRS containers were returned by consumers. The national program has seen better results monthly.
In October this year, the DRS reached a new record, with a monthly collection rate of 84%, up from September (80%) and August (78%). RetuRO has handed over to recyclers more than 200,000 tonnes of sorted and processed containers in centres across the country.
This year, ReturRO invested 60 million euros in a network of seven operational DRS packaging counting and sorting centres, with an annual processing capacity of over 7 billion containers. Plans to expand the regional centres involve opening two more units in the coming months.
Romania was the 11th European country to implement a DRS system, after Norway, Denmark, Germany, Belgium, Iceland, Estonia, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Latvia, and Lithuania. Romania’s Deposit Return System is the largest fully integrated system globally and the second largest after Germany.
