Bulgaria is not performing well in terms of separate collection and recycling of clothing

Sunday, Nov 16, 2025

Mediapool

Bulgaria lags behind EU nations in textile waste collection and recycling despite increasing standards elsewhere.

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Bulgaria lags behind other EU countries in separate collection and recycling of textile waste, despite Brussels initiating a formal procedure two years ago to compel compliance with EU regulations; meanwhile, compliant EU nations are improving their systems annually, while Bulgaria ranks among leaders in sorting used clothing for the second-hand market.

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