City profile

Burgas, Bulgaria

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Burgas, Bulgaria.

Indicator year 2020Eur. & Cent. AsiaUMIC

Municipal waste generated344.6kg per person · 2020 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage—No published value

Municipal recycling rate34%2020 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Uncollected waste—No published value

Open dumping—No published value

Sanitary landfill—No published value

Waste composition

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2020 · reported material shares

Other materials39.5%

Plastic16.6%

Paper and cardboard12.8%

Food and organics9.6%

Textiles7.5%

Garden and green waste6.7%

Glass4%

Metal3.3%

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2020 · reported treatment and disposal shares

Landfill, unspecified66%

Recycling in treatment mix34%

Primary collectionNot reported

Collection operatorMunicipal

Collection modelMunicipal

Local waste rulesNot reported

Long-term master planNot reported

Information systemNo