Municipal waste

National Statistical Institute

"Environmental and Energy Statistics" Department

Hristina Mironova

Chief expert

2 Panayot Volov St., 1038 Sofia

[email protected]

+359 2 9857 536

  Municipal waste is mainly produced by households as well as similar waste from administrative buildings, commercial sites, schools and other public places.

The amount of generated municipal waste consists of waste collected by municipal waste collection systems (mixed household waste) and waste collected directly by the private sector through separate collection systems, secondary raw materials and others for recovery and recycling.

The municipal waste delivered for preliminary treatment, recycling and direct disposal are the waste at the entrance of the respective installation for treatment of municipal waste. To avoid re-counting the amount of waste - directly disposed municipal waste does not include waste submitted for disposal after pre-treatment. 

"Generated municipal waste" is a summary indicator that defines the quantity of municipal waste. Since 2013 the indicator is calculated by combining statistical and administrative data. It is calculated as the sum of the quantities of municipal waste: 1) collected through organized systems, 2) collected through systems other than organized waste collection, mainly recyclable materials, such as metal, paper, plastic and others, which are collected at dedicated sites and subsequently sent directly for recycling), and 3) statistical assessment of the generated waste from the population not covered by organized waste collection systems The calculation method is standard and applies to all districts in the country.

The household waste accumulation rate is the amount of household waste generated at national level divided by the average population of the respective year.  

• 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.

2011-2022

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)

Data sharing with Eurostat.

• 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: https://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.

Concepts and data are explained in an accessible way via the publication "Environment" on the NSI website. If necessary, a connection can be made with the methodologist.

• Environment;
• Statistical Yearbook.

Data on Municipal waste are available to all users of the NSI website under the heading Environment: https://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.

https://www.nsi.bg/en/content/471/basic-page/quality

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

Not available.

Not available.

Not applicable.

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.

High degree of comparability between reporting periods and geographical areas.

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.

Cost related to the collection and production of statistics on municipal waste are announced annually in the National Statistical Programme.

No specific surveys on the burden of respondnets.

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  information system "Environmental statistics" filled-in by the municipal administrations. Administrative source EEA.

Yearly.

Exhaustive survey wich covers the municipal administrations.

Comparison of data with those reported in the previous year, for units of measurement.

Specialized software (Excel, SPSS). 

Not applicable.