Annual Report

According to the Waste Management Act and the relevant European Directives, the following 3 criteria are considered for the evaluation of Ecobulpack’s target results:
 
 I.         Quantities of collected and utilized packaging waste.
 II.        Population included in the system (Covered residents).
 III.       Investments.

I.       Recovered quantities

In 2007, Ecobulpack’s clients released a total quantity of 109 400 tons of packaging materials on the market. The national recycling target rate of 39% makes Ecobulpack responsible for the recovery of 42 666 tons.
However, Ecobulpack exceeded the target by collecting and recovering 54 237 tons of packaging waste.

Total quantity collected and utilized packaging waste

  II.      Population served

In 2007, the total population serviced by Ecobulpack’s systems for separate packaging waste collection was 1 810 149 people, which exceeded the planned target of 1 715 400 people. The total population served has thus increased over four times since the company started its operations four years ago.
In 2007 Ecobulpack exceeded also its targets for the network density of separate waste collection containers. The company provided 17 290 containers which makes more than twice the initial target of 7 048 containers. 

Population using the system

III.     Investments

In 2007, Ecobulpack invested BGN 10 258 099 in separate waste collection systems. The funds were invested for the purchase of containers, specialized transport devices, machinery and equipment, building of stations and waste sorting installations. This amount of investments exceeds by BGN 3 mln the investments made in 2006. Waste sorting installations operate in Sliven, Gabrovo, Pazardjik and Russe.
In May 2008, in Sofia, the company started the operation of the first installation in Bulgaria for reprocessing of packaging material of glass, plastics and paper. By the end of 2008 the investment made for the construction exceeded BGN 10 mln. Such installations are planned to begin operation in Targovishte, Yambol and Plovdiv.

Investments