National statistic institute

Ministry of environment and water

Executive Environmental agency 

WASTE MANAGEMENT DIRECTORATE

aivanov@moew.government.bg

28 March 2025

28 March 2025

28 March 2025

We are reporting according to the old calculation rules (Decision 2005/270) in terms of missing information for POM ferrous metals and aluminium. In terms of calculation point there should not be any difference in the final amount of recycled waste, as the Bulgarian recyclers (except for the export) are the only source of data and they are supposed to provide information for the actual amount of waste recycled. Average loss rates has been applied.

Data on packaging placed on the market are presented by materials - plastics, paper and cardboard, metals, wood, textiles, glass and composite materials, in accordance with Implementing Decision (EU) No 2019/655 amending Decision 2005/270/EC establishing formats related to the database system pursuant to Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste, at national level (total for the country). Data on packaging quantities are based on data from the “Packages placed on the market statistical survey (PPoMSS)”. 

Table : Institutions involved in the collection of data and distribution of tasks

Please see under 3.2.1.

Only R/D codes of Directive 2008/98 are used.

For packaging placed on the market, all economic sectors are covered.

The amount of metals in incineration bottom ash (IBA) for the calculation of the targets have not been applied.

Not available.

No amounts are reported under "Other recovery"

Information on waste treatment operations is gathered via the annual reports from all waste operators submitted to Executive Environment Agency according to Ordinance № 1 of 04 June 2014 on the procedure and templates for providing information on waste activities, as well as the procedure for keeping public registers. Cross-check is performed throghout the chain from collection reports, pretreatment facilities reports to final recyclers reports. Each annual reporting template for packaging waste recycling (as well for other recycling) contains data on "waste introduced into an efficient recovery process as of 31 December of the previous year" and "waste not put into an efficient recovery process as of 31 December of the previous year". The same information is filled in the report also as of 31 December of the reported year.

For PPoMSS the statistical unit is an enterprise that is a member of organizations for recovery of packaging waste, and an enterprise, whose main activity is in certain industries producing packaged goods, but which are not members of organizations for the recovery of packaging waste.

For PPoMSS the statistical population is made up of statistical units (enterprises), included in the Statistical Business Register (SBR)  , whose economic activity (NACE Rev.2 ) is related to the placing on the market of packages and enterprises that are members of organizations for recovery of packaging waste, for which it is known in advance that they bear the characteristics surveyed

Total for the country.

2004-2022.

Not applicable.

Tonnes.

Calendar year

Waste Management ACT.

For packaging placed on the market National statistical institute publishes data and provides them to the ExEA in accordance with the Ordinance on Packaging and Packaging Waste.

For the NSI survey (PPoMSS)

Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 on European statistics provides for the need to establish common principles and guidelines ensuring the confidentiality of data used for the production of European statistics and access to such confidential data, with due regard to technical developments and the requirements of users in a democratic society.

The Statistics Act (Art. 25, para. 1) stipulates that individual data received and collected in statistical surveys are statistical secrets and may be used only for statistical purposes.

For the NSI survey (PPoMSS)

According to Art. 25 of the Statistics Act, individual data shall not be disclosed or provided. The provision of individual data is possible only according to Art. 26 of the Statistics Act.

For PPoMSS

The date for publication of the statistical information is indicated in the Calendar for the dissemination of the results of the statistical surveys of the NSI.

For PPoMSS

The calendar is available on the NSI website Release calendar.

For PPoMSS

Data on packaging placed on the market are published on the NSI website in the section"Environment"  in accordance with the Statistics Act and the European Statistical Code of Practice, respecting professional independence and aiming at objectivity and transparency, whereby all users are on an equal footing.

Annual.

For PPoMSS.

Regular press release on the NSI website.

Please find information at this website (waste).

For PPoMSS

• Statistical Yearbook;
• Statistical Reference Book;
• Electronic Publication "Environment";
• Brochure "Bulgaria".

For PPoMSS

Data on underground reserves are available on the NSI website in:

• Section "Environment".
• Infostat system.

For PPoMSS

Individual anonymized data may be provided for scientific and research purposes, in accordance with the Rules for Provision of Anonymised Individual Data for Scientific and Research Purposes of the NSI.

For PPoMSS

Information service on request, according to the Rules for Dissemination of Statistical Products and Services of the NSI.

For PPoMSS

• Manual of  Packaging and Packaging Waste March 2023.
• Internal Methodology "Environmental Statistics and Accounts"“.

For PPoMSS

• European Statistics Code of Practice;
• Integrated management system in the NSI;
• General model of the statistical production process in the NSI;
• Handbook on Internal Quality Audit in the NSI;
• Internal methodology "Environmental Statistics and Accounts".

Quality report  is published annually with the publication of statistical data.

For PPoMSS

The quality of the data is ensured by applying the principles of the European Statistics Code of Practice and the Common Framework for Quality Management in the National Statistical System, including through the application of the internal methodology "Statistics and Environmental Accounts, developed by the NSI.

The quality assurance activities guarantee compliance with the requirements of the Statistics Act in terms of quality criteria: adequacy, accuracy, timeliness, punctuality, accessibility and clarity, comparability and logical coherence. They also ensure the application of the principles of the European Statistics Code of Practice: sound methodology; appropriate statistical procedures; moderate burden on respondents; cost-effectiveness; applicability; accuracy; timeliness and accuracy of presentation; comparability and coherence; accessibility and clarity.

For PPoMSS

The quality assessment is carried out at each stage of the statistical production process, in accordance with the Common Framework for Quality Management in the NSS and the principles of the European Statistics Code of Practice. It includes statistical processes and statistical information. The requirements of the current methodological documents are applied for quality assessment, including the instructions in the internal methodology "Statistics and Environmental Accounts", developed by the NSI.

To ensure high quality of the data, their consistency with data from the annual reports on the activities of enterprises is checked (net sales revenue, production revenue, revenue from industrial services, incl. from services for the production of goods, employee). For the needs of the additional statistical assessment, the statistical indicator "Production revenue" is used. In order to ensure the quality of the data, work is also being done to continuously improve the online-based information system for collecting primary data, providing the possibility of arithmetic and logical control of the input data, and additional analyses and checks are being carried out.

For PPoMSS

Information on packaging placed on the market is essential for monitoring packaging waste policies and the own resource of non-recycled plastic packaging in the European Union.

For PPoMSS

The NSI conducts a regular statistical survey "User satisfaction with the statistical information products and services provided", which covers all statistical areas. It aims to assess user satisfaction with the statistical information provided by the NSI and to define recommendations for the future development of the statistical system in accordance with user needs.

For PPoMSS

The data complies with the requirements of the applicable legislation in terms of coverage and observable indicators.

Data accuracy, as one of the criteria for the quality of statistical information, according to the Statistics Act, is guaranteed through quality assurance activities within the statistical production process.

The information in this section is to provide an overarching understanding of the accuracy of any statistical surveys used relating to packaging waste. Some of the information may be available in previous questions.

The information in this section is to provide an overarching understanding of the accuracy of any statistical surveys used relating to packaging waste. Some of the information may be available in other concepts.

Standard.

Error may occur at different levels. Executive Environmental Agengy performes a cross-check comparing the whole data from collector, through pre-treatment operators to final recyclers. Regular measures are undertaken to treat non-response but still not 100% of the respondents provide data.

t+18.

Delivered on time.

For PPoMSS

Data is compiled at the national level. Given the application of common definitions and classifications, the data are comparable with other EU countries.

The data are comparable over time. 

For PPoMSS

The data are coordinated with:

• Data from the annual reports on the activities of enterprises (net sales revenue, production revenue, revenue from industrial services, incl. from services for the production of goods, employed persons).

For the needs of the additional statistical assessment, the statistical indicator "Production revenue" is used.

Please see under 15.4.1.

Explanation detailing the causes of the tonnage difference (in relation to which waste streams, sectors or estimates have caused the difference, and what the underlying cause is) for any component of packaging waste generated and recycled which shows greater than a 10 % variation from the data submitted for the previous data year.

Not applicable.

For PPoMSS

In accordance with the principles of the European Statistics Code of Practice and the requirements of the internal rules/integrated management system, statistical processes are regularly monitored and revised as necessary. Revisions are carried out according to standard, established and transparent procedures and are regularly analysed with the aim of improving data sources, statistical processes and products.

For PPoMSS

The data is revised upon change in regulatory requirements, the applied methodology, or when necessary.

For PPoMSS

• Statistical survey "Packages placed on the market";
• Information from other statistical studies (business statistics) is also used to define the population, verify the data and perform estimations.

The waste samples for waste analysis are taken from:

Annual.

Please see in the subconcepts.

No waste analysis used.

In 2022 composite packaging was declared based on the predominant material. Starting from reference year 2023, the composite packaging is declared based on the corresponding categories.

Additional information about the methodology, including the combination of methods used:

All waste operators are obliged to report according to Ordinance 1 from 4 june 2014 on the procedure and templates for providing information on waste activities, as well as the procedure for keeping public register (EEA website - Waste). They report all waste quantities collected, pretreated or recycled on the basis of R-codes. Executive Environmental Agengy performes a cross-check comparing the whole data from collector, through pre-treatment operators to final recyclers. Data from EPR schemes (quantities POM and recycled within their scope) and municipalities is also used for cross-check.

The survey combines comprehensive and sample study.The primary data are collected via information system. The survey combines comprehensive and sample study. All members of the Producer responsibility organization(PRO) are included in the studied population and are studied comprehensively. Added to the list are all enterprises with more than 10 employees that are in industries that clearly produce and market packaged goods. The questionnaire applies only to the packages placed on the market in Bulgaria. Verification includes checking information on legal entities placing on the market, response rate, quantities placed on the market, incl. time-series check.

Statistical survey "Packages placed on the market".

Calculation of recycling of metals from incinerator bottom ash : Detailed description of the method to collect data in order to calculate the amount of metals separated from incineration bottom ash in accordance with the Commission Implementing Act adopted in accordance with Article 37(7) of Directive 2008/98/EC.

Please see in the subconcepts.

Amounts are tracked in the National Information System on Waste (NISW), managed by the Executive Environment Agency. 90% of the plastic packaging waste is treated in domestic facilities. Exported amounts are also tracked in the NISW and the PROs ask for recycling certificates.

According to Art. 18 of Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 14 June 2006 on shipments of waste, shipment of packaging waste is accompained by Annex VII. The following provisions of Ordinance № 1 OF 4 JUNE 2014 ON THE ORDER AND FORMATS FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION ON WASTE ACTIVITIES, AS WELL AS THE PROCEDURE FOR KEEPING PUBLIC REGISTERS shall apply:
Art. 22. (1) The persons performing activities under Regulation (EC) 1013/2006 of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2006 on shipments of waste (OB L 190/1), hereinafter referred to as ""Regulation (EC) № 1013/2006"", as notifiers receiving waste or facilities for recovery, provide an annual report according to a format according to Annex № 35.
(2) (suppl. - SG 30/20, in force from 31 March 2020) The persons, regulating transportations, and
recipients of waste under Regulation (EC) № 1013/2006, in cases where it is not required notification, provide an annual reference-declaration in accordance with Annex №36.
(3) (suppl. - SG 30/20, in force from 31 March 2020) To the annual reference-declaration
under para. 2, copies of the forms set out in Annex VII to Regulation (EC) 1013/2006, completed and signed in fields 13 and 14, for each performed transport / export / import.

The columns in the table relate to information on verification procedures used within the national statistical reporting system to validate the accuracy of the data.

The columns in the table relate to information on verification procedures used within the national statistical reporting system to validate the accuracy of the data.

Please see information in the subconcepts.

Primary sources and their shares in the total.

(*) Necessity of a certain minimum amount of waste, turnover etc. to be registered 

Primary sources and their shares in the total.

(*) Necessity of a certain minimum amount of waste, turnover etc. to be registered

Packaging waste generated estimated by waste analysis

For PPoMSS

For the needs of the additional statistical evaluation, the statistical indicator "Production revenue" is used.

Not applicable.

There is no data for composted packaging waste.

In 2022, materials of composite packaging were not separated.

Description of the sorted packaging waste to which ALRs are applied, types of sorting plants to which different ALRs apply, the methodological approach to calculating ALRs at such point(s), including the statistical accuracy of any surveys used, or the nature of any technical specifications.

Please see in the subconcepts.

Waste composition analysis method not used.

Description, where applicable, of the methodology to exclude non-packaging waste from the reported amount of recycled packaging waste and of the methodology to correct the amount of packaging waste at the measurement point in order to reflect the natural humidity rate of packaging (including by using relevant European standards). Aggregated data across facilities of a similar type is acceptable.

Description of the methodology to exclude waste originating from other countries, where applicable. Aggregated data across facilities of a similar type is acceptable.

No other comment.