The Romanian solid waste management system is discussed
in this study by considering 2 dimensions: the timeline
2004–2013 and the context with social, economical and
environmental aspects highlighted in order to assess the
sustainability of the system. As mentioned before, the
selected period reflects 3 distinct stages of the country:
the pre-accession years (2004–2006); the membership year
(2007) and the policies and strategies implementation period
(2008–2013).