Trash is cash: Romania’s amazing recycling success story

Romania’s recycling program, RetuRO, has successfully increased the country’s recycling rate from 12% to 94% in two years, while in January the return rate was 106% RetuRO works by charging a small deposit (0.50 leu) on bottled and canned drinks, which is refunded when the empty container is returned. The success of Romania’s recycling program … Continuă lectura Trash is cash: Romania’s amazing recycling success story