Bulgaria: Charting a Path Toward a National Deposit Return System

CEE Legal Matters published Bulgaria's Deposit Return System: A Sector at a Turning Point, examining how the country's push to design a national deposit return system for beverage packaging is set to reshape compliance obligations across the beverage, retail, packaging, and waste management sectors.

Authored by Schoenherr expert Elena Todorova, Head of Healthcare and Life Sciences, the article offers a jurisdiction-specific perspective on one of Bulgaria's most consequential regulatory reforms this decade. With particular emphasis on EU Regulation 2025/40, the contested choice between a state-run and private operating model, and Bulgaria's OECD accession context, it outlines the practical and compliance implications for businesses operating in Bulgaria.

Find the full article here: Bulgaria: Charting a Path Toward a National Deposit Return System