Collection rate under guarantee-return system for packaging rises to 40% in April
<p>Romanians returned 160 million returnable packaging units in April, 40% of the 400 million units introduced on the market under the guarantee-return system, or SGR, minister of environment Mircea Fechet said at the opening ceremony for a new recycling center near Bucharest.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Between January 1 and April 15, 166 million packaging units were collected under the SGR system. Of this, 48 million were collected in Bucharest and its broader metropolitan area (Ilfov).</p>

<p>In May, minister Fechet expects to see more than 200 million packaging units returned – which would bring the return rate to over 50%, <a href="https://revistaprogresiv.ro/articole/bilantul-sgr-la-cinci-luni-de-la-lansare-cel-mai-mare-centru-de-colectare-deschis-otopeni?mc_cid=fc7b64ece2&amp;mc_eid=cd1f92f96c" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Revistaprogresiv.ro</a> reported.</p>

<p>Four regional RetuRO centers are currently open: in Bonțida (Cluj county), Giarmata (Timiș county), Brașov, and Otopeni (Ilfov). In the next three months, other&nbsp; centers will be opened in Bacău, Ploiesti, and Dolj.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The processing capacity of SGR packaging in Romania is, at the moment, over 2.6 billion packaging units per year(including the new center in Otopeni).</p>

<p><em>iulian@romania-insider.com</em></p>

<p><em>(Photo source:&nbsp;Inquam Photos /&nbsp;<a href="https://inquamphotos.com/users/ovidiumicsik1">Ovidiu&nbsp;Micsik</a>)</em></p>