Municipal waste | Contact |
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| Contact organisation | National Statistical Institute |
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| Contact organisation unit | "Environmental and Energy Statistics" Department |
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| Contact name | Peter Petrov |
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| Contact person function | State expert |
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| Contact mail address | 2 Panayot Volov St., 1038 Sofia |
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| Contact email address | [email protected] |
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| Contact phone number | +359 2 9857 499 |
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| Metadata update |
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| Metadata last certified | 13 May 2020 |
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| Metadata last posted | 13 May 2020 |
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| Metadata last update | 13 May 2020 |
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| Statistical presentation |
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| Data description | |
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| Classification system | - 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).
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| Sector coverage | 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. |
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| Statistical concepts and definitions | 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. |
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| Statistical unit | Municipal administration |
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| Statistical population | All municipal administrations in country. |
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| Reference area | Total for the country, statistical regions, districts, municipals. |
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| Time coverage | 2011-2018 |
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| Base period | Not applicable. |
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| Unit of measure |
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Thousands tons; kg/year/per capita; number; decares; %; Thousands m3; m3. |
| Reference period |
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Year. |
| Institutional mandate |
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| Legal acts and other agreements | Waste data is collected on the basis of EC legislation: - 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
National legislation: - 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.
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| Data sharing | |
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| Confidentiality |
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| Confidentiality - policy | - 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.
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| Confidentiality - data treatment | The publishing of individual data can be performed only in accordance with article 26 of the same law. |
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| Release policy |
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| Release calendar | 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. |
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| Release calendar access | The calendar is available on the NSI website: http://www.nsi.bg/en/node/480 |
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| User access | 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. |
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| Frequency of dissemination |
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Annual, according to the Release Calendar presenting the results of the statistical surveys carried out by the National Statistical Institute. |
| Accessibility and clarity |
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| News release | Annual, according to the Release Calendar presenting the results of the statistical surveys carried out by the National Statistical Institute. |
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| Publications | - Environment;
- Statistical Yearbook;
- Statistical Reference Book.
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| On-line database | Data on Municipal waste are available to all users of the NSI website under the heading Environment: http://www.nsi.bg/en/node/5092 |
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| Micro-data access | Not accessible. |
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| Other | Information service on request, according to the Rules for the dissemination of statistical products and services in NSI. |
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| Documentation on methodology | - 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.
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| Quality documentation | Quality report according to Regulation (EC) No 2150/2002. |
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| Quality management |
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| Quality assurance | Code of European Statistics Practice. |
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| Quality assessment | |
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| Relevance |
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| User needs | The bodies of state and regional administration, international organizations, consumers from the country and abroad. |
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| User satisfaction | Not available. |
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| Completeness | Not available. |
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| Accuracy and reliability |
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| Overall accuracy | |
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| Sampling error | Not applicable. |
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| Non-sampling error | Not applicable. |
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| Timeliness and punctuality |
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| Timeliness | All publications are published timely, according to the Release Calendar presenting the results of the statistical surveys carried out by the National Statistical Institute. |
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| Punctuality | 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.
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| Coherence and comparability |
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| Comparability - geographical | 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. |
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| Comparability - over time | Time series by key indicators at national level are available since 1999. |
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| Coherence - cross domain | Not applicable. |
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| Coherence - internal | Not applicable. |
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| Cost and burden |
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Not available. |
| Data revision |
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| Data revision - policy | In accordance with the Rules for the Distribution of Statistical Products and Services. |
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| Data revision - practice | In accordance with the Rules for the Distribution of Statistical Products and Services. |
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| Statistical processing |
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| Source data | Via electronic questionnaire filled-in by the municipal administrations. Administrative source EEA. |
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| Frequency of data collection | Yearly. |
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| Data collection | Exhaustive survey wich covers the municipal administrations. |
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| Data validation | |
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| Data compilation | Specialized software. |
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| Adjustment | Not applicable. |
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