Rodino, StelianaStelianaRodinoButu, MarianMarianButuIon, RalucaRalucaIon2019-10-142019-10-142019-09L:1843-5831 (online)http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1477International Symposium "The Environment and the Industry", 26-27 September 2019, Bucharest, Romania, pp. 293-300The waste management strategies released and applied in EU countries endeavor to achieve the improvement of natural resources use and efficiency towards reducing the air, water and soil pollution due to improper waste disposal or treatment. This paper is a blueprint on waste generation and waste management Policies, Laws and strategies existing in Romania compared to EU countries. According to Directive 2008/98/EC Waste, is defined as “any substance or object which the holder discards or intends or is required to discard”. One of the main principles of waste management strategies is to be able to process the waste generated towards reaching as up as possible the Waste Management Hierarchy. From the circular economy concept point of view, the incorrect treatment of waste is representing an important loss of resources, both in raw materials and energy and therefore recycling and reuse should reach a superior level every year.en-USBioeconomyCircular economyRomaniaWaste managementConference paper10.21698/simi.2019.fp37