In 2023, the total waste generated was 94 238 564 tons (0.51% increase compared to 2022, when it was 93 762 412 tons). The non-hazardous waste was 78 275 339 tons or 83% and the hazardous waste was 15 963 225 tons or 17%.
The largest amount of total waste generated in 2023 - 79 491 036 (tons), was Mineral wastes. In second place were the Combustion wastes - in 2023 the amount was 7 092 548 (tons), and the least amount of metal waste generated was 9 tons of hazardous metal wastes.
In 2023, most waste was generated in the ‘Mining and quarrying’ section - 75 907 138 tons, or 81% of the total waste generated in the country. In second place was the section ‘Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply’ – 5 544 831 tons or 6%, and in third place - ‘Manufacturing’ section - 4 862 168 tons or 5%. The least waste was generated in the ‘Services’ sector - 983 392 tons or 1.04%.
The most waste handed over for disposal in 2023 was from combustion processes - 4 202 424 tons, and most exported from the country was the metal waste - 143 466 tons.
Methodological notes
The main objective of the statistical survey is to provide information to all stakeholders and the public about the generation, recovery and disposal of waste from economic activity in accordance with the requirements of the Regulation (EC) No. 2150/2002 on waste statistics.
In order to monitor the implementation of the waste policy, the European Community requires regular community statistics on the production and management of waste from businesses and households. This creates the basis for the control of compliance with the principles of maximizing the recovery and safe disposal. Statistical tools are needed to assess compliance with the principle of waste prevention and to establish a link between waste generation data and world, national and regional resource use catalogues. The statistical survey ‘Waste from economic activity’ was created and is conducted with the aim of satisfying the needs of statistical data on waste at the European and national level. The statistics collected allow the implementation of EU waste policy to be monitored and evaluated.
The statistical data on generated and treated waste, obtained as a result of the statistical survey, are used in the reporting under the Regulation (EC) No. 2150/2002 on waste statistics to the EC - DG Eurostat. The data are published annually, according to the Release Calendar, on the NSI website for public information. They are also provided to various institutions or organizations in the country for evaluations and analyses.
Data series can be found on NSI’s website: www.nsi.bg, section Enviroment/Data.
Sector - code | Sector NACE - 2008 | Economic Activity | Genereted waste | Passed for recovery | Passed for disposal | Exported out of the country |
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Non-Hazardous waste - total | 78 275 339 | 5 391 252 | 5 301 190 | 393 466 | ||
A | Agriculture, hunting and forestry. Fishing and aquaculture | (01-03) | 968 737 | 423 856 | 8 971 | 15 |
B | Mining and quarrying | (05-09) | 60 341 664 | 49 275 | 747 | - |
C | Manufacturing | (10-33) | 4 527 279 | 916 249 | 115 911 | 25 361 |
D | Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply | -35 | 5 542 396 | 768 000 | 4 183 135 | 1 562 |
E | Water collection, treatment and supply. Sewerage. Remediation activities and other waste management services | (36-39) | 3 465 668 | 1 104 736 | 347 639 | 114 181 |
Water collection, treatment and supply | 36 | 271 840 | 68 133 | 41 543 | - | |
Sewerage | 37 | 26 | 14 | - | - | |
Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery | 38 | 3 102 172 | 1 019 289 | 245 457 | 114 181 | |
Remediation activities and other waste management services | 39 | 91 631 | 17 300 | 60 639 | - | |
F | Construction | (41-43) | 2 475 413 | 476 577 | 235 926 | 37 494 |
G-U | Services (excel. wholesale of waste and scrap) | (45-99) | 954 181 | 547 824 | 61 221 | 100 674 |
Hazardous waste - total | 15 963 225 | 83 583 | 38 565 | 5 281 | ||
A | Agriculture, hunting and forestry. Fishing and aquaculture | (01-03) | 2 103 | 873 | 894 | 10 |
B | Mining and quarrying | (05-09) | 15 565 474 | 651 | 502 | - |
C | Manufacturing | (10-33) | 334 889 | 43 397 | 19 635 | 5 249 |
D | Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply | -35 | 2 435 | 1 209 | 6 | - |
E | Water collection, treatment and supply. Sewerage. Remediation activities and other waste management services | (36-39) | 23 461 | 11 684 | 5 054 | 10 |
Water collection, treatment and supply | 36 | 324 | 33 | 6 | - | |
Sewerage | 37 | - | - | - | - | |
Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery | 38 | 19 499 | 8 698 | 5 040 | 10 | |
Remediation activities and other waste management services | 39 | 3 639 | 2 954 | 9 | - | |
F | Construction | (41-43) | 5 652 | 1 163 | 1 866 | - |
G-U | Services (excel. wholesale of waste and scrap) | (45-99) | 29 211 | 12 923 | 5 555 | 2 |
"-" - no case. |
Type of waste | Generated waste | Passed for recovery | Passed for disposal | Exported out of the country |
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Total hazardous and non-hazardous waste generated | 94 238 564 | 4 358 415 | 4 987 062 | 284 556 |
Non-Hazardous waste | 78 275 339 | 4 286 516 | 4 953 551 | 279 285 |
Acid, alkaline or saline wastes | 613 | 80 | 100 | - |
Spent chemical catalysts | 324 | 46 | - | 144 |
Chemical preparation wastes | 2 861 | 963 | 676 | 0 |
Chemical deposits and residues | 42 228 | 4 356 | 1 834 | - |
Industrial effluent sludges | 348 661 | 10 642 | 2 757 | - |
Health care and biological wastes | 4 616 | 725 | 2 726 | 26 |
Metallic wastes | 1 312 177 | 615 622 | 9 647 | 143 466 |
Glass wastes | 421 343 | 158 871 | 99 | 491 |
Paper and cardboard wastes | 466 035 | 233 880 | 5 845 | 77 625 |
Rubber wastes | 36 603 | 32 260 | 538 | 12 |
Plastic wastes | 320 557 | 212 303 | 5 676 | 2 219 |
Wood wastes | 408 842 | 120 908 | 2 359 | 245 |
Textile wastes | 28 912 | 15 111 | 4 135 | 749 |
Discarded equipment | 40 089 | 15 078 | 1 271 | 5 370 |
Discarded vehicles | 7 375 | 2 918 | 3 | - |
Batteries and accumulators wastes | 320 | 70 | 23 | 1 |
Animal and vegetal wastes (excluding animal waste of food preparation and products; and excluding animal faeces, urine and manure) | 433 923 | 99 113 | 12 343 | 4 853 |
Animal waste of food preparation and products | 20 492 | 4 643 | 9 424 | 1 918 |
Animal faeces, urine and manure | 846 442 | 412 606 | 4 314 | - |
Household and similar wastes | 160 492 | 25 774 | 23 765 | 219 |
Mixed and undifferentiated materials | 20 445 | 8 385 | 6 474 | 6 |
Sorting residues | 1 725 695 | 298 131 | 332 858 | 938 |
Common sludges (excluding dredging spoils) | 279 350 | 75 051 | 11 975 | 5 |
Dredging spoils | 451 541 | 151 860 | 59 856 | 36 456 |
Mineral wastes (excluding combustion wastes, contaminated soils and polluted dredging spoils) | 63 891 830 | 631 102 | 263 723 | 297 |
Combustion waste | 6 997 165 | 1 154 873 | 4 191 130 | 4 245 |
Solidified, stabilised or vitrified waste | 6 407 | 1 144 | - | - |
Non-Hazardous waste | 15 963 225 | 71 899 | 33 511 | 5 271 |
Spent solvents | 187 | 113 | 31 | - |
Acid, alkaline or saline wastes | 29 242 | 1 188 | 39 | 656 |
Used oils | 22 959 | 16 767 | 931 | 17 |
Spent chemical catalysts | 4 725 | 0 | - | 4 492 |
Chemical preparation wastes | 5 320 | 3 204 | 689 | 16 |
Chemical deposits and residues | 18 794 | 13 522 | 1 591 | - |
Industrial effluent sludges | 110 090 | 7 379 | 9 516 | 49 |
Health care and bioloaical wastes | 9 551 | 410 | 5 433 | - |
Metallic wastes | 9 | 7 | - | - |
Glass wastes | 133 | 101 | - | - |
Wood wastes | 194 | 129 | 1 | - |
Waste containing PCB | 65 | 11 | 17 | 3 |
Discarded equipment | 1 891 | 1 037 | 24 | - |
Discarded vehicles | 6 835 | 3 200 | 48 | - |
Batteries and accumulators wastes | 6 637 | 3 636 | 35 | 1 |
Mixed and undifferentiated materials | 875 | 698 | 62 | - |
Sorting residues | 49 923 | 4 739 | 1 890 | 37 |
Mineral wastes (excluding combustion wastes, contaminated soils and polluted dredging spoils) | 15 599 206 | 1 401 | 1 553 | - |
Combustion wastes | 95 383 | 14 108 | 11 294 | - |
Contaminated soils and polluted dredqinq spoils | 1 205 | 250 | 355 | - |
Solidified, stabilised or vitrified wastes | - | - | - | - |
"-" - no case. |
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