For years, the Romanian press has decried the nation’s portrayal as ‘the dump of Europe’. All types of waste, both legal and illegal, find their way into Romania via boats and trucks, often facilitated by corruption, economic interests, and political connections. However, the fate of this waste within the country remains largely undisclosed. ‘Waste Streams — Tracing Romania’s Tangled Trash’ investigated the waste management system by analysing statistics, policies, and legislations within Romania and across Europe. Illustrated in the form of a waste sorting facility, one conveyor belt is a visual representation of Europe’s waste production, export strategies, and associated directives, shedding light on continental waste dynamics. Another conveyor belt focuses on Romania’s waste infrastructure, and its health and environmental impacts. Additionally, four screens display the matter in different scales, techniques of control and territorial dimensions. When viewed as a continuous flow of data involving imports, exports, and materials, the waste system is acknowledged as a trade mechanism, wherein waste functions as a commodity.
Kwa miaka mingi, vyombo vya habari vya Kiromania vimekataa kuonyeshwa kwa taifa hilo kama "mahali pa kutupia taka vya Ulaya". Aina zote za taka, kisheria na kinyume cha sheria, hupata njia yao kuingia Romania kupitia mashua na malori, mara nyingi kwa urahisi na ufisadi, maslahi ya kiuchumi, na uhusiano wa kisiasa. Hata hivyo, hatima ya taka hii ndani ya nchi bado haijulikani. "Waste Streams <unk> Tracing Romania's Tangled Trash" ilichunguza mfumo wa usimamizi wa taka kwa kuchambua takwimu, sera, na sheria ndani ya Romania na kote Ulaya. Mfano wa mstari wa mstari wa mstari wa mstari wa mstari wa mstari wa mstari wa mstari wa mstari wa mstari wa mstari wa mstari wa mstari wa mstari wa mstari wa mstari wa mstari wa mstari wa mstari wa mstari wa mstari wa mstari wa mstari wa mstari wa mstari wa mstari wa mstari wa mstari wa mstari wa mstari wa mstari wa mstari. Mstari mwingine wa usafirishaji unazingatia miundombinu ya taka ya Romania, na athari zake kwa afya na mazingira. Kwa kuongezea, skrini nne zinaonyesha jambo hilo katika vipimo tofauti, mbinu za kudhibiti na vipimo vya eneo. Wakati kuonekana kama mtiririko wa kuendelea wa data kuhusisha uagizaji, mauzo ya nje, na vifaa, mfumo wa taka ni kutambuliwa kama utaratibu wa biashara, ambapo taka kazi kama bidhaa.