With the signing of the new contracts for the recovery of RDF (solid fuel from waste), the disposal of waste at the Metropolitan Waste Processing Enterprise will fall below 10%.
This was stated by the mayor of Sofia, Vasil Terziev, who gave a press conference at the enterprise together with the director of the plant, Nikolay Savov, and Ivaylo Ganev, a representative of the team from the Technical University in Sofia, which carried out an inspection of the condition of the machinery.
"When we shared about our plans to reduce waste disposal from 90%, something we had achieved, to below 10% by the end of this year, we were accused of lying that it couldn't be done,", Terziev said.
"I am happy to share that this, like many other things we have promised, has become a reality. "With the signing of the new contracts for the utilization of RDF, which is expected in the coming days, we will drop below 10%, which is significantly cheaper for the city than before," he added.
"There was a public order for 40% of the total RDF worth BGN 26 million, which was not realized. At the moment, contracts are being signed for the entire amount for 100% of the waste at a price of BGN 22 million, that is, we will achieve more than 50-60% lower cost per ton of waste, Terziev pointed out.
According to him, this is very important because all this saved money can be used for other things, such as investments in equipment and to increase the quality of the services that are offered.
"In parallel with all the improvements in the plant such as assembly lines and systems that were not working, they are currently being restored and some things were starting to happen that were also not working like more efficient recycling,", the capital mayor emphasized.
p>"We have achieved quite good results with the new contracts for recyclable materials, as the prices at which we will sell are from 55-60% to 300-400% higher than before," Terziev added.
"The principle is the same as for RDF - when you create fairer conditions for an auction, more companies come, there is more competition and better prices," explained the capital's mayor. He assured that the control at the entrance to the plant has also been strengthened.
"This can be seen most clearly from the results that the Metropolitan Inspectorate has achieved in recent months, as many times higher fines, between eight and nine times, have been imposed on companies that deal with garbage collection. Many things that used to go unnoticed are now being sanctioned," said Vasil Terziev.