1. Q: What are wastes?
1. A: Any substances or objects which the holder throws or intends to throw away. (Waste is the material already used as packaging or beverage containers which, in one way or another, can be recovered or converted into raw materials so that their environmental impact is minimized.
Waste is a new concept that involves attention to the environment in daily activity, replacing the obsolete term “garbage”. There is no trash, but only resources.)

2. Q: What is a waste holder?
2. A. The waste producer or individual or legal person that is in possession of waste.

3. Q: How many types of waste exist?
3. A: There are 3 main types of waste: recyclable waste, biodegradable waste and residual waste.

4. Q: What is recyclable waste?
4. A: Recyclable waste is that waste which after use can be partially or fully recovered and converted into raw material and thus reintroduced into the production and consumption chain. They are 3 types of waste: Plastic and Metal, Paper and Cardboard and Glass.

5. Q: What is biodegradable waste?
5. A: Biodegradable waste is residual waste from the household, which by decomposition can become compost, namely a very efficient and very healthy natural fertilizer for the soil.

6. Q: What is residual waste?
6. A: They are the “true garbage”. Only what remains after we separate the recyclable waste from the biodegradable and then the recyclable ones between them and we deposit it correctly. Only non-recovered waste can really be called “garbage” or, more accurately, residual waste.
Examples of residual waste: pet residues, vacuum bag contents, cigarette butts, used napkins and very dirty packs, very dirty disposable dishes, disposable diapers and hygienic pads. The idea is to leave as much residual waste as possible after we have deposited all the other waste to the correct container.

7. Q: Into which container should plastic waste be deposited?
7. A: The yellow container.

8. Q: Into which container should metal waste be deposited?
8. A: The yellow container.

9. Q: Into which container should paper and cardboard waste be deposited?
9. A: The correct container in which paper and cardboard should be deposited is the blue one.

10. Q: Into which container should glass waste be deposited?
10. A: The correct container in which glass waste should be deposited is the green one.

11. Q: Is it right to deposit metal and plastic waste in the same container?
11. A: Yes. Metal and plastic waste are deposited together in the yellow container because they can be easily separated in the next processing steps by means of a magnetic field.

12. Q: Do we have to wash metal and plastic waste before depositing it in the container?
12. A: Plastic or metal wastes should not be washed for recycling, but their level of filthiness must not be more than 10%.

13. Q: Packages made up of several raw materials should be separated before submission?
13. A: Yes. For packages that are made up of several types of materials (plastic with paper, glass with metal, plastic, paper and metal), it is necessary to separate each material and place it in the category it belongs to. For example, a bottle of empty flat water can have both glass and plastic and paper and metal. In this case the label should be put on paper, the metal stopper and the plastic gasket on the metal and plastic container and the glass itself should be placed on the glass container.

14. Q: Are there cases where paper can not be recycled?
14. A: Paper / cardboard printed with color printing ink more than 10% cannot be recycled. Paper / cardboard impregnated with fats and other substances in excess of 10% cannot be recycled.

15. Q: Is it okay to press the waste before we deposit it?
15. A: Yes. In order to make collection more efficient, it is recommended to press large-scale waste on deposit.

16. Q: Are there exceptions? What materials do not comply with the rules on recyclable waste?
16. A: The following waste categories should not be deposited at selective collection points:
· Electrical and electronic equipment
· Batteries and light bulbs
· Waste from construction
· Tires
· Car batteries
· Textile waste
· Bulky waste (eg an old mattress)
· Toxic and medical waste
For these categories of waste we need to ask the sanitation operator to special lift them or place them in special collection centers.

17. Q: What is compost?
17. A: Compost is the food of the earth. More specifically, it is the natural fertilizer resulting from the slow fermentation of various vegetable residues mixed with some mineral substances.
Vegetable scraps is everything left after garden care: green branches of trees, dry leaves, grass and flower scraps. Mineral substances are everything that remains in the kitchen, that is, certain scraps of food, fruit, vegetables, eggshells, coffee grounds and tea bags or plant debris used in tea.

18. Q: How we make compost?
18. A: We place the above waste in the compost unit offered by the project and leave it for 6 months to ferment. Once a week, it is necessary to mix in the container, from top to bottom, with a hoe or a wooden stick, for loosening.
The mixture must be wet permanently but not drowned in water. Like a squeezed sponge. If too dry, add water. The temperature can be checked from time to time with a garden thermometer, the ideal range being between 30 and 70 degrees Celsius. If it is higher or lower or if the mixture smells too much, it must be mixed.

19. Q: What we must not use in compost?
19. A: We don’t use the following materials in making compost:
· plastic, canns, batteries
· fat products such as dairy products, oils, salad dressings, cooked food
· weeds with seeds
· grass treated with herbicides
· diseased plants
· raw meat and bones debris.

20. Q: What is reuse?
20. A: To reuse means to find a new use of an old object. Example: We paint a bottle or an old jar and turn it into a vase or a flower pot.

21. Q: What does it mean to save?
21. A: Here are some great examples of saving:
· We leave the car at home. We go to work on foot or bike.
· We turn off the light when we exit the room and remove the electrical appliances from the outlet.
· When we wait for more than a minute, stop the car engine.
· If we have only some dirty dishes, we wash them by the hand.

22. Q: Who implements the project?
22. A: The Bihor County Council implements the project as beneficiary, having as partner the ECOLECT GROUP Intercommunity Development Association.

23. Q: What are the objectives of the project?
23. A: The project aims to provide a cleaner environment for Bihor County pursuing two main objectives:
· Increasing living and environmental standards in Bihor County, mainly aiming at compliance with the Community environmental acquis and the commitments Romania has made under the Accession Treaty;
· Develop a sustainable waste management system in Bihor county by improving waste management and reducing the number of polluted areas in the county, in line with EU practices and policies.

24. Q: What was built in the project?
24. A: Through the project a Mechanical Biological Treatment Plant in Oradea, 4 transfer stations in Salonta, Beiuş, Marghita and Săcueni, 3 sorting stations at Salonta, Beiuş and Marghita and a temporary storage warehouse at Ştei were built.

25. Q: What equipment was purchased through the project?
25. A: Through this project, selective waste collection equipment was procured and supplied, namely: 5,000 bins with a capacity of 120 liters for the collection of biodegradable waste and 3,400 specific containers with a capacity of 1,1 mc, as well as 20,000 of domestic composts.

26. Q: What happened with the old waste deposits declared non-compliant that polluted the landscape?
26. A: Within the project, 8 non-compliant urban warehouses were closed in Oradea, Aleşd, Beiuş, Salonta, Marghita, Săcueni, Valea lui Mihai and Ştei.