The Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery industry in Bulgaria was represented by 628 companies at the end of 2015, compared to 594 in the previous year and 559 in 2013. The industry's net profit amounted to BGN 118,838,000 in 2015.
The industry's total revenue was BGN 992,443,000 in 2015, up by 6.45% compared to the previous year. The combined costs of the companies in the Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery industry reached BGN 861,564,000 in 2015, up by 0.96% year-on-year.
The industry's total revenue makes up 1.23% to the country's Gross domestic product (GDP) in 2015, compared to 1.20% for 2014 and 1.25% in 2013. A total of 15,504 people were employed in the Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery industry in 2015, compared to 13,852 in 2014 and 14,249 in 2013. Most of the companies in the industry are based in Sofia, followed by Varna and Plovdiv.