Collection model:
Separate collection of food waste and green waste via brown street containers, municipal collection services and direct delivery of garden waste by households and municipal services (parks, gardens, landscaping).
Treatment model:
Composting of food waste + green waste at the Regional Depot for Non-hazardous Waste – Gabrovo.
Key elements:
Regional composting facility; separate collection system for biodegradable waste (brown containers, garden-waste collection and drop-off); laboratory quality control of compost; municipal service providing compost for public and private use.
Evidence of success:
(2024 data) 3,923 t of biodegradable waste processed; certified compost produced and used for municipal green areas.
Awareness and engagement:
Information provided through municipal channels promoting separate collection of biodegradable waste and the use of compost.
Bulgaria
Scale: Local (municipal)
Demographic type: Urban / peri-urban
Population: 49,472 inh.; 89.05 inh./km² (2024)
Organisation in charge: Municipal Enterprise “Regional Depot for Non-hazardous Waste – Gabrovo”
Source: Municipality of Gabrovo