Major waste haulers leave Vilnius: R. Šimašius tells how garbage will change

The city of Mayor Remigijus Šimašius calms the inhabitants of Vilnius after the announcement of the will of large waste management companies of Vilnius to leave the capital because the price of garbage can not be changed

" With the intention of withdrawing from the capital, as their activities have become unprofitable after the implementation of the waste management reform.

In return, the municipality will announce a competition for the areas served by

Price changes are unpredictable

However, Vilnius Mayor R. Šimašius ensures that the withdrawal of the major players in waste management in Vilnius does not cause no problems for residents.In addition, the mayor promises that the price that villagers will pay for the garbage removal should not be exchanged.

"I am sure the final price for citizens will not change. s. First of all, why the price has generally dropped, while the influence and share of carriers have decreased. If carriers previously controlled everything, and in general, they were unsure of transactions that were not transparent in dealings with building administrators, now their share in the total system is slightly more than a quarter, maybe a third. I do not see that prices will change dramatically or one way or another. "The mayor notes that this year's waste management reform has not been profitable for many companies because not only have their influence on the market decreased, but also the prices of services," said RT Šmašius, tv3.lt

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"It's one of those stop tools before these reforms were the litigation of all carriers regarding the conditions of the bidding, which has allowed the terms of exit from the contract, that is to say, the long terms of warning ensure perfect control.I am really glad that we have defended these conditions and now, as we see them, they must be used to defend the interests. of the people of Vilnius, "said R. Šimašius. According to the agreement with the municipality, Ecoservice and VSA Vilnius will have to treat the waste until 12 months.

R. Shimauchi also believes that ECOSERVICE and VSA Vilnius have postponed their contract because the reform has prevented the implementation of the cartels.

"Probably the first case in the history of government procurement, where it is obvious that not only a" recapture "" There were no ploys, but there was no smell of cartel. Competition has driven up prices, so companies have seen that the long-term contract they had won was not a golden chicken, but that it was nevertheless necessary to work seriously with them. ", observed R. Shimašius

Dessert most districts

The Vilnius Municipality signed the last 5 years in October of last year.Long term contract with three companies – Ekonovus, Ecoservice and VSA Vilnius

Ecoservice and VSA Vilnius now deal with waste in Verkiai, Fabijoniškės, Žirmūnai, Šnipiškės, Antakalnis, Naujoji Vilnia, in the northern part of Rasų District BNS undoubtedly declared that Ecoservice and VSA Vilnius will participate in the new competition on Thursday, the Deputy Director of the Municipal Administration Julius Morkūnas told the SNB that "Ecoservice" and "VSA Vilnius" will participate in the new contest.

May 1 A new system for collecting and transporting municipal waste has been introduced in the capital. Under the new procedure, waste haulers contract directly with the municipality, and not with residents, so payment receipts are received directly by the municipal enterprise "VASA"

All districts of Vilnius are divided into several areas. . Containers are emptied no more than once a day, at least once every two weeks, and a schedule of goals can be found on the VASA page.