The Environmental Protection Department (AAD) prosecutors are asking to clarify whether the waste management company “Ekonovus” legally collects and sorts mixed municipal waste in Naujoji…
Deputy Minister of Environment Giedrė Ričkutė says that the infrastructure for the collection and management of municipal waste in the Vilnius region does not yield the desired results. According to her, the goal is to sort…
Elektrėnai mayor Gediminas Ratkevičius says that at the Kazokiškės landfill in July, air pollution exceeding the norms up to four times was recorded 10 times.
Nesibaigiant rizikų ir kitiems regionams keliančiai Vilniaus šiukšlių krizei, Vilniaus ekstremaliųjų situacijų operacijų centras (ESOC) įpareigotas per tris dienas parengti…
As the ongoing Vilnius waste crisis poses risks to other regions, the Deputy Minister of Environment stated that the Vilnius cogeneration plant (VKJ), which incinerates sorted waste…
“Today the bottleneck is the waste incineration infrastructure, which is fixed in our national legislation. There are three power plants that burn waste, and when fires occur, some repairs, then that problematic issue arises. But I would not dramatize the situation,” Valdas Benkunskas told journalists on Monday after a meeting with the Speaker of the…
Due to the waste management crisis in the Vilnius region, on Monday representatives from the Ministry of Environment, Vilnius cogeneration plant (VKJ), and waste managers will clarify the situation.
After the appeal of the company “Energesman” was rejected, the Vilnius County Waste Management Center (VAATC) on Friday terminated the Vilnius region mixed waste sorting plant…
Residents outraged over the waste managed by the sorting company “Ekonovus” in Naujoji Vilnia, the Environmental Protection Department (AAD) states that the decision to manage waste in this location…
According to statements from the Vilnius municipality that the waste crisis has been stabilized, residents of Naujoji Vilnia have begun to complain about a strong waste odor on Pramonės Street. It is here, residents…