REPACK PLC. BULGARIAN PACKAGING RECOVERY

ORGANIZATION

Sustainable management of packaging waste

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LEGISLATION

І. EU Legislation Directive 94/62/ЕС on packaging and packaging waste Directive 2004/12/EC, amending Directive 94/62/ЕС on

packaging and packaging waste Decisions 97/129/ЕС, 97/138/ЕС, 200/524/ЕС; etc.

ІІ. Bulgarian Legislation Waste Management Act, adopted 09/2003 Regulation of packaging and packaging waste, adopted

02/2004 Decree 41 of Council of Ministries adopted 02/2004

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RECOVERY AND RECYCLING OBLIGATIONS OF FILLERS AND IMPORTERS OF PACKAGING

GOODS

Recovery and recycling targets

year % of packaging waste, which has to be recovered

Overall Recycling

Overall Recovery

Recycling of

paper glass metals plastic

2004 - 20 % - -

2005 - 25 % - - - -

2006 34% 35 % 15% 26% 15% 8%

2007 38 % 39 % 15% 33% 15% 12%

2008 42 % 42 % 60% 40% 50% 14,5%

2009 45 % 48 % 60% 46% 50% 17%

2010 47 % 48 % 60% 51% 50% 19%

2011 49 % 50 % 60% 55% 50% 20%

2012 52% 53% 60% 59,6% 50% 22%

2013 54,9% 56% 60% 60% 50% 22.5%

2014 55% 60% 60% 60% 50% 22.5%

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PACKAGING MATERIAL

№

K g1…

g6

K PACKAGING MATERIAL

[TYPE OF MATERIAL / кг]

VRepack license fee

[lv./kg.]

State fees App. №4 на DCM №41

(SG 19/2004г) for 2006-2011[lv./kg.]

[1] [2] [3] [4]

1 g1 Plastic – Pl 0,25 1.71

2 g2 Composites – С 0,30 1,30

3 g3 Paper and cardboard – РАР 0,16 0,50

4 g4 Glass – Gl 0,07 0,15

5 g5 Metals - Fe 0,05 0,08

6 g6 Aluminum – ALU 0,2 0,43

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PACKAGING RECOVERY ORGANIZATION, MEAN FEATURES

Repack Plc is a public limited company, which do not distribute profit, and the accumulated funds are invested to set a sustainable separate collection systems of packaging waste at locals.

On 01.11.2004г. Repack Plc. obtained license № ООп-04-00, issued by Ministry of Environment and Water to meet obligations of Art.11 of Waste Management Act and Regulation of packaging and packaging waste.

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Serving packaging fillers and importers in Bulgaria to meet their obligations for separate waste collection according Waste Management Act

Providing to people system for separate waste collection

Decreasing the packaging waste stream to municipality landfills

Increasing public awareness in the field of separate waste collection. Especially attention paid to children and students.

REPACK PURPOSES

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PACKAGING RECOVERY ORGANIZATION, HOLDERS

REPACK PLC is founded by Bulgarian packaging fillers and importers. Our stockholders are:

1. “BULIMVEKS” – Sofia, mineral water2. “FESTA HOLDING” – Pomorie, wine and alcohol drinks;3. “LVK-VINPROM” – Turgovishte, wine and alcohol drinks;4. “MEGAHIM” – Ruse, Painting and polish industry5. “BULPLAST” – Sofia, recycling of PVC pipes and other plastics 6. “IZOLA PETROV” – Sofia, production of building materials7. “DRYPLAST COMERS” ООД – Sofia, building goods and

packaging 8. “М&М TRADING”– Sofia, management and trade

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contract

Funded by REPACK

REPACK

Separate collection of packaging waste sorting

recycling

Producer of packaging materials

Producer of packaging

Fillers and importers

Consumers

SYSTEM OF REPACK

Recycling fee, paid by packaging fillers and importers

ЛЕГЕНДА:

TradersMaterial cycle

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During 2006 REPACK fulfill obligations of 1226 companies for recovery of packaging waste, which placed at the market 25 472 tones of packaging.

According legislation REPACK had to recover 35% of those packaging which means 8915 tones.

REPACK recycled – 14 564 tones.

Packaging waste collected from municipalities 40t. /monthly

Served population: ~ 233 000 inhabitants

ATTAINED RESULTS 2006

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On 01.03.2007 г. REPACK has systems for separate waste collection in Municipalities of

Yambol, 39 657 served inhabitants Elhovo, 13 120 served inhabitants Goce Delchev, 22 498 served inhabitants Gyrmen, 9 523 served inhabitants Hadzidimovo, 8 683 served inhabitants Satovcha, 12 814 served inhabitants Samokov, 43 377 served inhabitants Sofia, 105 944 served inhabitants

SEPARATE WASTE COLLECTION AT MUNICIPALITIES

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INFORMATIONAL CAMPAIGN

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CONTACT

“REPACK” PLC, SOFIA 1000; Str. “Ekzarh Yosif” 77,

tel./ fax: 980 73 19www.repack.bg

E-mail: repack@abv.bg;