Only 12 national level permits have been issued for disposal sites in the Republic of Moldova. The remaining 1,864 disposal sites are operating on a land allocation decision issued by the local council. The landfill at Tintareni was developed according to the 2001 Master Plan for Construction of Solid Waste Landfills prepared by the State Institute of Design (1PROCOM). The reason for cancelling the operation was the end of its lifespan, defined by IPROCOM as being 20 years.