Practical information for members
Practical information for members — we publish only information with practical relevance:
The legal framework now has its own page
The Waste Management Act, the Ordinance on Waste Oils and Waste Petroleum Products and the Ordinance on Product Fees — see the legal framework
A draft amendment to the Ordinance on Waste Oils and Waste Petroleum Products would raise the recovery target steeply
The Bulgarian Association of Recycling calls the timescale unrealistic, pointing out that the prices paid for waste oil often come close to those of virgin base stocks, which leaves recycling uneconomic
Trade bodies argue that the rate of the product fee on oils has stood unchanged for years and no longer reflects either inflation or the real cost of separate collection and treatment
The issue is being raised alongside the debate on the new recovery targets
Eco Oil Resource members collectively achieved the 2025 recovery target — over 40% against a regulatory requirement of 40%
ResultsMembers are reminded that the monthly declaration for June 2026 is due through Portal 2.0 by 15 July 2026 (Art. 9(2) of the General Terms and Conditions)
DeadlineEuropean Commission figures put EU waste oil collection at around 1.6 million tonnes a year, of which some 61% goes to regeneration and 39% to energy recovery
Two scenarios are under discussion for 2030 — raising the regeneration share to 70%, or to 85%
A new step-by-step guide for importing data via CSV is now available in the Portal 2.0 documentation section
PortalThe 2025 revision of the Waste Framework Directive introduced mandatory extended producer responsibility for textiles and footwear, but lubricating oils and waste oils were left outside the new scope
Directive 2008/98/EC continues to apply to them, with its requirement for separate collection and its priority for regeneration
Recovery organizations submit to the Executive Director of the Executive Environment Agency information on the measures taken, the awareness campaigns held and the results in meeting the target for the previous year
The deadline under Art. 47 of the Ordinance is 31 March and is not extended
Exported quantities follow a different regime — they are reported quarterly under Art. 44
Each year, by 15 May, the Minister of Environment and Water issues an order naming the manufacturers and importers that owe the product fee on the oils they place on the market
Companies under the obligation file a monthly declaration of the quantities and of the fee due
The obligation can be met individually or collectively, through a recovery organization
