1680 64 Dechko Yordanov Str. Tel.: +359 2 434 16 12 Fax: +359 2 920 06 98

E-mail: [email protected] , www.ecobulpack.com , UIC 131 271 470

ECOBULPACK AD

Ecobulpack AD is a Bulgarian packaging waste recovery organization, founded in 2004. The organization is a holder of permit issued by the Minister of Environment and Water according to the Waste Management Act and the Ordinance of Packaging and Packaging Waste.

Ecobulpack AD is a joint stock company, which does not distribute profit. The accumulated funds are invested in the building of sustainable systems for separate waste collection and recovery of packaging waste. Currently, there are 95 shareholders in the company – representatives of food, chemical, pharmaceutical and other industries, as well as companies with long practice and expertise in the field of collection and recycling of waste. Among the shareholders are big Bulgarian companies such as Aroma, Agropolychim, Boliarka VT, bottling company Gorna Bania, Pfanner Bulgaria, Domain Boyar, Zorov 91, Neochim, Olineza, Niva, Sofarma, Tandem-V, Druzhba Glass Works, Ecoplast 2002 and others. The company implements its activities according to the Waste Management Act, fulfilling the obligations on packaging waste recovery of companies that release packaged goods on the market. The participation of producers and importers of packaged goods in Ecobulpack system reduces their costs on product fee. Ecobulpack implements companies’ obligations on packaging waste recovery through:

V Organizing and serving of collection systems of packaging waste; V Building its own sorting installations; V Contracts with recycling companies;

Firms that Ecobulpack has a contract to assume the obligations for recovery of packaging waste are currently over 4 500. For the period 2004 -2013 members of the organization have generated over 914,000 tons of packaging waste of which 447,075 tons. recycled and recovered. Separate collection systems built by Ecobulpack cover more than 46 municipalities in the country with a population of over 2 million. and residents are over 18 thousand container.

Ecobulpack has implemented systems for separate waste collection in 48 municipalities: in Sofia Municipality (capital) – in the distritcs of , Vitosha, Vrabnitsa, , Izgrev, Ilinden, , , Lozenets, Lyulin, Nadezhda, , , , Slatina; other regions in the country – , , , , , , , , , and other municipalities. Since its foundation in 2004 until now the organization has invested over 35 mln. leva in building the necessary infrastructure and securing the activities on separate waste collection: purchasing of land, containers, specialized transport and other machinery, building of sorting facilities. Ecobulpack invest in building their own facilities for waste treatment. For six years the company has commissioned 7 sorting installations: V in 2007 in Gabrovo was commissioned separation plant; V in 2008. operational facility in Pazardzhik; V On May 15, 2008 in Sofia,. Filipovtsi opened a separation facility with two plants for pre-treatment of waste - installation for sorting recyclable and recoverable materials and installation for processing glass packaging waste V in October 2008 Ecobulpack opened a second separation plant in Sofia end Trebich

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Bulgaria Sofia 1680 64 Dechko Yordanov Str. Tel.: +359 2 434 16 12 Fax: +359 2 920 06 98

E-mail: [email protected] , www.ecobulpack.com , UIC 131 271 470 V in 2009. opened and installation for separating waste in Yambol, which was commissioned in 2010; V in April 2010. work and sorting facility in Targovishte; V in 2014. and installation work began in Blagoevgrad

Sorting facilities are built in accordance with all legal requirements. They are secured with transport and materials handling machinery and equipment. Created unsafe working conditions.

Built by Ecobulpack separate collection systems, as well as subsequent treatment of waste by sorting installations, resulting in a reduction of waste going to landfill.

We offer:

‹ Optimal packaging fees that ensure fulfillment of recovery obligations

‹ Flexible pay plans

‹ Online system for reporting packaging quantities (saves time and consumables)

‹ Stability and predictability, as we rely on our own working waste treatment facilities

‹ Consultations primarily of current and future customers of the organization

‹ Individual solutions for packaging waste that your production or activity generated

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