REPACK PLC. BULGARIAN PACKAGING RECOVERY ORGANIZATION Sustainable management of packaging waste

LEGISLATION І. EU Legislation Directive 94/62/ЕС on packaging and packaging waste Directive 2004/12/EC, amending Directive 94/62/ЕС on packaging and packaging waste Decisions 97/129/ЕС, 97/138/ЕС, 200/524/ЕС; etc. ІІ. Bulgarian Legislation Waste Management Act, http://lex.bg/laws/ldoc/2135472222 Regulation of packaging and packaging waste, http://lex.bg/laws/ldoc/2135480544 Fee ordinance http://lex.bg/laws/ldoc/2135589916

RECOVERY AND RECYCLING OBLIGATIONS OF FILLERS AND IMPORTERS OF PACKAGING GOODS Recovery and recycling targets year % of packaging waste, which has to be recovered Overall Recycling Overall Recovery Recycling of paper glass metals plastic 2004 - 20 % 2005 25 % 2006 34% 35 % 15% 26% 8% 2007 38 % 39 % 33% 12% 2008 42 % 60% 40% 50% 14,5% 2009 45 % 48 % 46% 17% 2010 47 % 51% 19% 2011 49 % 50 % 55% 20% 2012 52% 53% 59,6% 22% 2013 54,9% 56% 22.5% 2014

PACKAGING MATERIAL № K PACKAGING MATERIAL [TYPE OF MATERIAL / кг] V Repack license fee [lv./kg.] Fee ordinance (SG 29/2011г) since 2011 [1] [2] [3] [4] 1 Plastic – PL 0,10 2.33 2 Composites – С 0,12 1,73 3 Paper and cardboard – РАР 0,08 0,67 4 Glass – GL 0,04 0,20 5 Metals - FE 0,03 0,13 6 Aluminum – ALU 0,60 7 Wood - FOR 0,05 0,40 8 Textile - 0,8 9 pottery, porcelain, etc. 0,2

PACKAGING RECOVERY ORGANIZATION, MEAN FEATURES Repack Plc is a public limited company, which do not distribute profit, and the accumulated funds are invested to set a sustainable separate collection systems of packaging waste at locals. On 01.11.2004г. Repack Plc. obtained license № ООп-04-00, continued by license № ООп-04-03/11.02.2010 issued by Ministry of Environment and Water to meet obligations of Art.11 of Waste Management Act and Regulation of packaging and packaging waste.

REPACK PURPOSES Serving packaging fillers and importers in Bulgaria to meet their obligations for separate waste collection according Waste Management Act Providing to people system for separate waste collection Decreasing the packaging waste stream to municipality landfills Increasing public awareness in the field of separate waste collection. Especially attention paid to children and students.

PACKAGING RECOVERY ORGANIZATION, HOLDERS REPACK PLC is founded by Bulgarian packaging fillers and importers. Our stockholders are: “BULIMVEKS” – Sofia, mineral water “FESTA HOLDING” – Pomorie, wine and alcohol drinks; “LVK-VINPROM” – Turgovishte, wine and alcohol drinks; “MEGAHIM” – Ruse, Painting and polish industry “BULPLAST” – Sofia, recycling of PVC pipes and other plastics “IZOLA PETROV” – Sofia, production of building materials “DRYPLAST COMERS” ООД – Sofia, building goods and packaging “М&М TRADING”– Sofia, management and trade

Producer of packaging materials SYSTEM OF REPACK ЛЕГЕНДА: Producer of packaging materials contract Funded by REPACK Producer of packaging recycling Recycling fee, paid by packaging fillers and importers Fillers and importers REPACK Material cycle Traders Separate collection of packaging waste sorting Consumers

ATTAINED RESULTS 2006 During 2011 REPACK fulfill obligations of more than 1000 companies for recovery of packaging waste, which placed at the market around 19 000 tones of packaging. According legislation REPACK had to recover 50 % of those packaging while REPACK recycled 52% which means 9675 tones. Served population: ~ 550 000 inhabitants

SEPARATE WASTE COLLECTION AT MUNICIPALITIES On 01.01.2012 г. REPACK has systems for separate waste collection in Municipalities of Elhovo, Boliarovo, Goce Delchev, Gyrmen, Hadzidimovo, Sandanski Blagoevgrad Samokov, Kostenec, Dolna bania Zlatica Pirdop Koprivshtica Mirkovo Anton Chavdar Chelopech Roman

INFORMATIONAL CAMPAIGN

E-mail: repack@abv.bg; CONTACT “REPACK” PLC, SOFIA 1000; Str. “Ekzarh Yosif” 77, tel./ fax: 980 73 19 www.repack.bg E-mail: repack@abv.bg;