State of the Environment Bulgaria 2003
Industrial Non-hazardous Waste
During 2001, 86,4 million tonnes of industrial wastes were generated, which is about 37% of the amount for 1997. This reduction is due mostly to the reduction in the extraction and processing of mineral resources which commonly presents approximately 90-96% of the total quantity of industrial wastes. Compared to 1997 the quantity of these wastes has registered a threefold decrease The reason is the closing of extracting industry enterprises as well as the changes in the classification of wastes used and the transition in 1999 from a national nomenclature for industrial wastes to the European Waste Catalogue (EWC). The industrial wastes generated during 2001 are set out by types in Table 1.
In contrast to the reduction in the extraction of mineral resources, other activities which make up a smaller part of the total of industrial wastes show an increase compared to 1999. For example, inorganic chemical processes are increasing. Part of the waste generated is subject to processing but their portion of the total quantity is not big. Compared to 1997, in 2001 there was an increase from 0,2% up to 0,4% of wastes submitted for recycling and processing.
Non-hazardous industrial waste
Sourse: National Statistic Institute
During 2001 the greatest amounts of industrial wastes were generated and disposed within the regions with a developed extracting industry: Stara Zagora with 35,5%, Sofia with 28,1%, Kyustendil with17,3% and Pernik with 12,4%.
Last update on March 2003