1st International EIMPack Congress
Recycling of Packaging Waste:
Considering all the Costs and all the Benefits 29-30 November 2012
PA C K A G I N G WA S T E R E C Y C L I N G
I N B U L G A R I A
Todor Bourgoudjiev Executive Director
THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA
Territory: 111 000 sq.km.
Population: 7,3 million
Borders: Romania, Turkey, Greece,
Macedonia, Serbia
Capital: Sofia
(1,3 million inhabitants)
“The aim is to recover and recycle wastes to levels
that make sense, i.e. to the point where there is a
net environmental benefit and it is economically and
technically feasible.”
6th Environment Action Program, EU Commission, December 2000
Legal Framework
EU
Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste
Directive 2004/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
of 11 February 2004 amending Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and
packaging waste;
Directive 2008/98/EC.
BG
Waste Management Act (promulgated, SG, issue 86 from 13.07.12)
Ordinance on Packaging and Packaging Waste (adopted with
DCM 271/2012, promulgated, SG, issue from 0.11.2012);
Shared responsibility of the industry and the municipalities in
organization and implementation of separate collection.
How it works?
All producers or importers of packaged goods are obliged to
collect, recycle and recover their packaging waste;
Producers and importers have obligation to achieve targets
for recycling and recovery of packaging waste generated in
result of the use of the produced/imported goods;
The targets are quantitative. They are determined in the
Ordinance on Packaging and Packaging Waste as a
percentage of the total quantity of packaging waste generated
(based on targets set in Directive 94/62/EC).
Recycling and recovery targets
TARGETS 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
RECOVERY 25% 35% 39% 42% 46% 48% 50% 53% 56% 60%
RECYCLING 34% 38% 42% 45% 47% 49% 52% 54,9% 55%
Plastics 8% 12% 14,5% 17% 19% 20% 22% 22,5% 22,5%
Glass 26% 33% 40% 46% 51% 55% 59,6% 60% 60%
Paper&cardboard 15% 15% 60% 60% 60% 60% 60% 60% 60%
Metals 15% 15% 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% 50%
Wood 15% 15% 15% 15% 15% 15% 15%
Obliged persons: Producers and importers of packed goods
How to achieve the targets?
Producers and importers may fulfil the specified obligations:
Individually, by organizing themselves the collection and
recovery of their packaging waste;
Through joining a collective system represented by a
recovery organization, such as ECOPACK BULGARIA;
By payment of government fees to the MOEW fund (EMEPA).
Effective recovery
Packaging Recovery Organizations perform the
responsibilities and represents the interests of producers and
importers of packed goods;
Their mission is to meet the targets on recovery and
recycling in compliance with the national and EU legislation by
efficient management of systems for collection and recovery.
They do not distribute profit but invest all incomes in further
development and improvement of the established systems
and information campaigns.
How the system works?
Collection Transportation Sorting and
treatment
Recycling or
recovery
Collection in
containers from
households
Collection
centers
Waste from
industrial or
commercial
facilities
Municipal Projects
Collection from different channels
Collection in containers from households
(The consumer packaging collection is based
on the 3-container model :blue, yellow and green).
Collection from offices, administrative
and public buildings;
Collection from industrial and
commercial facilities;
Collection from Collection centers.
The way of the packages
Transportation/pick up: For every color
container there is designated day in which all
containers in the same color are serviced;
The collected packaging waste is
transported to the sorting line;
At the sorting line, the waste is separated
according to material, pressed and packed
bales;
ECOPACK BULGARIA
Shareholders’ company established under the Commercial Act;
Profit not for distribution;
First licensed Recovery Organization in Bulgaria (July 2004);
Independent from Waste Management Companies - The biggest recovery organization in Bulgaria (44 % market share);
Balance between big multinational companies and Bulgarian companies, representing different industrial sectors;
The only representative of Bulgaria in
AGRIMA AD BBB GROUP AD KAVEN IRADIS OOD FLORINA BULGARIA AD DEVIN EAD
GANCHEV EOOD POBEDA AD CARLSBERG BULGARIA AD HERTI OOD TETRA PAK BULGARIA EOOD
GOTMAR EOOD PRISTA OIL AD COCA-COLA HBC BULGARIA AD UNILEVER BULGARIA EOOD
DANONE-SERDIKA AD SARS GROUP & Co OOD ITD OOD FICOSOTA SYNTEZ OOD
SHAREHOLDERS
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ECOPACK services are aimed at producers and
importers circulating packed goods on the Bulgarian market;
The business relationship is settled by a standard
contract. By signing it companies transfer to ECOPACK
their obligations to collect, recover and recycle all
packaging placed on the Bulgarian market;
Additional services provided to clients include:
consultancy, audit, prevention programs, eco-design, CO2
reports;
Who can join ECOPACK and under
what conditions?
ECOPACK’s responsibilities
Organizing the system throughout the municipalities – purchase and placement of containers, financed by ECOPACK;
Servicing the containers (sub-contractors) ECOPACK signs contracts with specialized waste management companies and finances their servicing as well as installation of sorting lines for packaging waste;
Organizing information campaigns among population to increase the correct usage of the system.
ECOPACK operates in 95 municipalities
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From 2005 until now, we have invested 17.7 million BGN in
systems for separate collection, sorting lines and waste
collection equipment;
We have placed and serve 20,142 colored containers in 95
municipalities in Bulgaria with a population of over 2,79 million
people;
We have 13 sorting plants with a capacity 360,000 tons, in
which there are over 200 jobs created;
We have recycled 334 000 tons of packaging waste;
We have involved in information and education initiatives over
3 million inhabItants.
OUR ACIEVEMENTS
To promote the separate collection to the public and to create lasting environmental habits;
To explain how to properly separate waste;
To show packaging waste as a resource that can be used to produce new goods;
To convince people that their efforts are not in vain and the collected waste is recycled;
To create a positive attitude and emotional commitment to the cause of separate collection.
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Informational and Educational Initiatives
OBJECTIVES:
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From April 2011 by end of 2012 3D Green Eco bus tour
covered 50 000 kids in 210 Schools in 15 big and medium and
17 small cities.
3 year campaign targeting 400 schools in 95 municipalities –
end December 2013;
3D Green Eco bus
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Materials for Eco class:
In 2011 we sent 680 sets of posters (10 posters each set) and 70,000 books and 680 manuals for teachers to 407 schools, in coordination with the Ministry of Education;
We're looking for feedback on actual eco classes performed: by holding competitions, using the 3D Green Eco bus tour, by getting assistance from municipalities;
Eco class in over 400 Schools
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Joint communication campaign with Burgas – a Model city in separate collection;
Brochures;
Posters in public transport;
Press conferences;
Competition for schools, events with interactive games.
BURGAS – A MODEL CITY IN SEPARATE COLLECTION
CURRENT SITUATION
7 operating Recovery Organizations in Bulgaria;
Price war and unfair competition: Proposed discounts by competitors up to 30% - 50%;
New Waste Management Act adopted in July 2012, new Ordinance on Packaging and Packaging Waste – in November 2012: new legal framework for operation of ROs;
New requirements and targets for municipalities;
Increased requirements for ROs – bank guarantees, technical criteria, etc.;
New opportunities for material acquisition;
MAJOR PROBLEMS
Lack of control and sanctions from responsible institutions;
Lack of incentives for citizens and small retailers;
Scavengers – a major problem: They compromise the system, steal recyclable materials, pollute the area where containers are located;
Existing numerous illegal collection points that buy off the stolen packaging waste.
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THANK YOU!
Material Base Fees After 10% on-time reporting
deduction
After 20% on-time payment
discount
Plastic 0.157 0.141 0.113
Paper and
cardboard 0.112 0.101 0.081
Glass 0.060 0.054 0.043
Metals 0.041 0.037 0.0295
Aluminum 0.144 0.130 0.104
Composites 0.194 0.175 0.140
Wood 0.062 0.056 0.045
Others 0.259 0.233 0.187
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Fees (in BGN, per kg, excluding VAT)
EUR 1 = BGN 1.95583 (fixed rate) The licence fees are calculated based on material type and weight. They are paid by producers/importers of packed goods according to the weight of the packaging placed on the Bulgarian market per annum.
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0
50.000
100.000
150.000
200.000
2010 2011 2012 RE 2013 2014 2015
116.658 127.228 131.000 135.000 145.000
155.700
Quantities /tons/
Represented quantities packaging
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