Managing hazardous waste in Bulgaria. Current problems and solutions

The crowded "Ruen" hall of Inter Expo Center - Sofia has barely accommodated the participants of the seminar of BalBok Engineering "Managing hazardous waste in Bulgaria. Current problems and solutions”.

The event was held on 7 March 2017 during the eighth edition of the Waste management and recycling exhibition Save the Planet, 7-9 March 2017.

Issues about the place of the management of hazardous waste within the concept of circular economy and hundred percent coverage of the life cycle of waste and practical issues related to the implementation of the National Information System for Waste (NISW), the classification of waste, safe transport and risk management were among the ones discussed. Specifics of extraction and destruction of refrigeration and fire extinguishing agents (CFCs and halons) were also discussed. A solution in favour of investors in contaminated sites or those with existing hazardous waste and discarded materials was presented.

The lecturers of the seminar - Dr. Ralitza Anguelova - Exec. Director of BalBok Engineering, Eng. Vesselina Roshleva – Head of "Monitoring of waste" at the EEA, Mr. Fredrik Gaustad, chief consultant from InErgeo As, Norway, Eng. Rositsa Zhekova - Director of the Center for Development of Ecological Infrastructure – CCL, Mrs. Nina Georgieva, Head of the laboratory and the moderator Eng. Siyka Terzieva, Head of Strategic planning at BalBok Engineering - contributed to the interesting discussions.

Dr. Eng. Teodor Panev, Acting Executive Director of EEA greeted the participants.

The seminar was attended by professionals in the area of environmental protection - directors and experts in EEA and RIEWs, ecologists from large, medium and small enterprises, representatives of organizations for recovery of widespread waste, experts from the municipal administrations.

In formal and informal atmosphere everyone had the opportunity to share their views and also to get a competent answer to their questions.