Romanians returned more than 5.2 billion packages last year, with more than 350 million packages collected in December, RetuRO, the administrator of the Return Guarantee System, reported on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thus, in 2025, the collection rate reached 83%. This result reflects the increasing involvement of consumers and the high level of confidence in the functioning of the system. More than 350 million packages were collected in December, with a monthly return rate of around 72%.<\/strong> Thus, the 2025 results confirm the operational maturity of the system and its widespread adoption, a RetuRO press release said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Over the past year, RetuRO has handed over to recyclers about 387,000 tons of materials - PET, aluminum and glass, strengthening collection and recycling streams nationwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In its two years of operation, more than 8.5 billion beverage cartons have been collected through the Guaranteed Return Guarantee Scheme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Return Guarantee Scheme continues to support Romania's transition to a circular economy, mobilizing millions of Romanians to adopt environmentally responsible behavior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n RetuRO Return Guarantee System is a not for profit company - meaning that any profit the company makes from the collection of beverage packaging will be reinvested exclusively in the development of the RMS. The company was created by a consortium of three private shareholders: Romanian Brewers Association for the Environment (30%), Soft Drinks Producers Association for Sustainability (30%) and Retailers Association for the Environment (20%) and one public shareholder, the Romanian state, through the central environmental authority, the Ministry of Environment, Water and Forests (20%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n RetuRO, the administrator of the SGR, is exclusively privately funded and aims to ensure transparency on the quantities of beverage packaging put on the market and returned by consumers.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Rom\u00e2nii au returnat anul trecut peste 5,2 miliarde de ambalaje, mai mult de 350 milioane de ambalaje fiind colectate \u00een luna decembrie, informeaz\u0103, joi, RetuRO, administratorul Sistemului de Garan\u021bie-Returnare. Astfel, \u00een 2025, rata de colectare a atins 83%. Acest rezultat reflect\u0103 implicarea tot mai mare a consumatorilor \u0219i nivelul ridicat de \u00eencredere \u00een func\u021bionarea sistemului.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4565,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[74],"tags":[20],"class_list":["post-22","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-companii","tag-popular"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t