Bulgaria launches national platform to lift glass packaging recycling
Bulgarian glass value-chain stakeholders have launched Close the Glass Loop Bulgaria, a national platform coordinated by ECOBULPACK to improve glass collection and recycling. The initiative follows a Sofia workshop on 16 September 2026 and aims to build a national action plan, with Bulgaria becoming the 15th country in the European Close the Glass Loop network.
Why this mattersMore coordinated national collection schemes support the glass industry's push toward higher recycled content and lower reliance on virgin raw materials.
- Bulgaria collected 84% of glass packaging waste for recycling in 2024, per Close the Glass Loop data
- The platform is coordinated by ECOBULPACK Bulgaria, with BA Glass and FEVE among supporting partners
- It follows a workshop held in Sofia on 16 September 2026 with over 50 industry experts
- Bulgaria is the 15th national platform in the European Close the Glass Loop network
- FEVE's stated EU-wide ambition is a 90% glass packaging collection-for-recycling rate by 2030
- BA Glass operates two glass packaging production facilities in Bulgaria