Typically, each district has one larger disposal site, which serves the district administrative centre, and a number of smaller/rural dumpsites serving one or more villages. Based on the dumpsite inventory done in the Development Region South and local research, there are approximately 20 to 25 rural dumpsites operating by the decision of local authorities and, in addition, more than 100 illegal dumpsites per district. In most cases, the licensing procedure is formal and the majority of approved dumpsites do not, to a large extent, follow the requirements for construction, environmental protection and human health. For comparison, if the plant is operated at full capacity (three shifts) this corresponds to the annual MSW generation of Chisinau.