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Moldavian ecological model: bins made from beer cans

Authors: Florin Jbanca , Madalina Stan
Date: November 10,2009
Surse: Adevarul.ro

Huge aluminum containers, to collect cans of beer or soda, have studded streets of Piatra Neamt. The action aims to encourage recycling, especially that the Romanian people collect only one of three cans of aluminum.

The population of Piatra Neamt has the opportunity to learn in a civilized manner selective recycling lesson, on city`s streets. Most travelled areas were studded, last week, with cans of aluminum - bin type. In the new "street furniture" will be collected the packaging of the beverage cans. The project, put into practice by local authorities, aims at maintaining cleanliness in pedestrian areas, and waste recycling.

Besides can shaped bins will be placed, soon, parallelepiped-shaped bins, where people can throw differentiated paper, plastic and glass waste. The project of selective collection of garbage from the street will be named “Piatra Neamt –the green city”.

Neamt: Piatra Neamt citizens throw their garbage in beer cans

Authors: Madalina Stan
Date: November 10,2009
Surse: Adevarul.ro

This morning the Piatra Neamt citizens which were waiting for means of transportation in the station from the Ozana tower bloc, were curiously analyzing a huge beer can. Some pedestrians are already using the new bin: especially, a garbage bin specifically for aluminum containers.

New street furniture is part of a project proposed by City Hall, which tends to expand in high traffic areas of the city to maintain cleanliness and waste recycling.

Besides can-shaped bins,City Hall is also preparing a surprise to the citizens with civic spirit. Parallelepiped-shaped bins which will collect paper, plastic and glassware, and the five girls will be the media display surfaces.