After Bulgaria opened its first facility for electric appliances and equipment recycling on 28 June, it has become the largest and most high-tech plant of its kind for Eastern Europe.
Located near Sofia in the town of Novi Iskar, the new WEEE processing plant will help create 150 new jobs. Utilising German technology, the plant will be able to complete the recycling process for all electronic equipment in one building. As the largest of its type in Europe, factory owners, Nadin Jsc, based in Bulgaria, have invested BGL 40 million in the building of the site.
Outfitted with two conveyor lines, one for refrigerators and one for monitors and TV sets, the facility will also handle computers, printers, electric tools, kitchen appliances and medical equipment. Commissioned during an opening ceremony by Bulgarian Prime Minister Mr Boyko Borisov along with the Mayor of Sofia Mr Yordanka Fandakova, the facility is now in full operating use. Nadin Jsc has arranged a contract with the Sofia Municipality to process all local householders appliances.
In similar news, a factory is also underway in Plovdiv for battery recycling. The Bulgarian city will soon be the hub for all battery recycling for Bulgaria. As EU targets get more stringent on recycling requirements, countries across Europe have begun to improve existing recycling infrastructure and work to establish new facilities.
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