Bulgaria generated 42,399 tonnes of textile waste in 2024, up 32.3% from 32,044 tonnes in 2022, according to data released by Eurostat, the EU’s statistical office, on Thursday. Households accounted for 10,385 tonnes, or 24.5% of the country’s total, compared with 54.6% across the EU.
The amount generated in Bulgaria remained below the record 50,785 tonnes reported in 2020. That year, textile waste in the country exceeded 50,000 tonnes for the first time since Eurostat began collecting data in 2004.
In 2024, Bulgaria generated an average of 7 kg of textile waste per person, 2 kg more than in 2022 and 1 kg less than in 2020. This was the same amount as in Italy, but below the figures reported by Slovenia, the Netherlands and Lithuania (8 kg each), Luxembourg and Czechia (9 kg each), Belgium (15 kg) and Ireland (28 kg).
Across the EU, a total of 2.27 million tonnes of textile waste were generated in 2024, including 1.24 million tonnes from households. Around 1.4 million tonnes, or 63% of the total, were treated. Eurostat released the data during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP31) in Antalya, which runs until November 20.
Italy recorded the highest amounts of both textile waste generated and treated, at 441,736 tonnes and 280,680 tonnes, respectively. France followed with 339,965 tonnes generated and 258,129 tonnes treated, while Germany reported 212,107 tonnes generated and 207,156 tonnes treated.
Of all textile waste treated in the EU, 78% was recycled and 13% was incinerated with energy recovery. Another 8% was landfilled, while 1% was incinerated without energy recovery.
Italy and France reported the highest recycling rates, at 98% each, followed by Lithuania at 87% and Slovenia at 83%. The lowest rates were recorded in Latvia (0%), Estonia (5%) and Romania (23%, based on 2022 data).
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