Romania's Minister of the Environment, Waterways and Forestry Mircea Fechet is scheduled today to participate in a PRIA Environment conference on one year anniversary of Romania's SGR deposit-refund system.
Attending the conference will be representatives of RetuRO, producers, retailers, associations in the area, environmental companies in the areas of recycling, sanitation, producer responsibility organisations, local governments, inter-community development associations, as well as central administration officials.
Among them are Grigore Stratulat from Moldova's Ministry of the Environment; Mihaela Frasineanu from the Prime Minister's Chancellery; Anca Marinescu, corporate affairs and communication manager - RetuRO; Doinita Mihai, deputy chair of public affairs Eastern Europe South, TOMRA; Constantin Bratu, general manager of the Brewers of Romania Association; Dragos Doru, general manager, Canpack Recycling; Alice Nichita, chair of the National Association for Soft Drinks (ANBR).
The conference will discuss the deposit-refund system and its positive impact on achieving recycling targets.
The anniversary event will also have a festive component, in which the merits of those involved in the SGR system will be publicly acknowledged.
PRIA Environment is a leading platform for debates on the most significant environmental issues.