National Statistical Institute

"Environmental and Energy Statistics" Department

Peter Petrov

State expert

2 Panayot Volov St., 1038 Sofia

[email protected]

+359 2 9857 499

• List of wastes according to Ordinance No. 2 of 23 July 2014 on the classification of waste.
• Classification of territorial units for statistical purposes in Bulgaria under Regulation (EC) No 176/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 February 2008 (for the publication of statistical information at the regional level in NSI publications).

The information is provided by a specialized statistical survey (covering exhaustively   the   municipal administrations) in combination with administrative data (EEA). The data quality gradually improved over time due to the installation of weighbridges in the treatment facilities.

Waste means any substance or object ot part thereof, which the holder disposes of, intends to dispose of or is required to dispose of, and is included into one of the categories listed in the Waste Management Act.

Municipal administration

All municipal administrations in country.

Total for the country, statistical regions, districts, municipals.

2011-2018

Not applicable.

Thousands tons; kg/year/per capita; number; decares; %; Thousands m3; m3.

Year.

• Regulation No 2150/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2002 on waste statistics;
• Directive 2008/98 / EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives

• Waste Management Act (promulgated in State Gazette No. 53 / 13.07.2012, amended and supplemented, SG 105 / 30.12.2016)
• Ordinance No. 1 of 04 June 2014 on the procedure and models for providing information on waste activities and the procedure for keeping of public registers (promulgated in the State Gazette, issue 51 of 20.06.2014)
• Waste Management Act, "SG", No. 86/30.09. 2003;
• Ordinance No 7/24.08.2004 on the requirements for the sites where waste treatment facilities are to be installed;

• Ordinance No 9/28.09.2004 on the procedure and patterns for submitting information on waste related activities and the procedure for keeping the public register for issued permits, registration documents, and closed down sites and activities.

• Law on Statistics;
• Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 on European statistics (recital 24 and Article 20(4)) of 11 March 2009 (OJ L 87, p. 164), stipulates the need to establish common principles and guidelines ensuring the confidentiality of data used for the production of European statistics and the access to those confidential data with due account for technical developments and the requirements of users in a democratic society.

The publishing of individual data can be performed only in accordance with article 26 of the same law.

The date of release of statistical information is indicated in the Release Calendar presenting the results of the statistical surveys carried out by the National Statistical Institute.

The calendar is available on the NSI website: http://www.nsi.bg/en/node/480

Data on Municipal waste is published on the NSI website, section Environment in accordance with the Law on Statistics and the European Statistics Code of Practice respecting the professional independence and aimed at objectivity, transparency and equal treatment of all consumers.

Annual, according to the Release Calendar presenting the results of the statistical surveys carried out by the National Statistical Institute.

Annual, according to the Release Calendar presenting the results of the statistical surveys carried out by the National Statistical Institute.

• Environment;
• Statistical Yearbook;
• Statistical Reference Book.

Data on Municipal waste are available to all users of the NSI website under the heading Environment: http://www.nsi.bg/en/node/5092

Not accessible.

Information service on request, according to the Rules for the dissemination of statistical products and services in NSI.

• Handbook on the implementation of the Waste Statistics Regulation;
• Waste Data Center - Eurostat at http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/waste/methodology;
• Waste Management Act;
• Household Waste Form of NSI.

Quality report according to Regulation (EC) No 2150/2002.

The bodies of state and regional administration, international organizations, consumers from the country and abroad.

Not available.

Not available.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

All publications are published timely, according to the Release Calendar presenting the results of the statistical surveys carried out by the National Statistical Institute.

The data are published according to the terms in the Release Calendar presenting the results of the statistical surveys carried out by the National Statistical Institute.

Because of the unity of the principles, definitions and classifications used, there is a high degree of comparability between EU Member States in terms of monitoring results.

Time series by key indicators at national level are available since 1999.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

Not available.

In accordance with the Rules for the Distribution of Statistical Products and Services.

In accordance with the Rules for the Distribution of Statistical Products and Services.

Via electronic questionnaire filled-in by the municipal administrations. Administrative source EEA.

Yearly.

Exhaustive survey wich covers the municipal administrations.

Specialized software.

Not applicable.