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“The Kaunas region MBA is in its fifth year, so it is strange to see that some colleagues have just woken up and started to show their concerns, constantly emphasizing the name of Kaunas. People’s problems must be addressed on an ongoing basis, not just before elections.
It should be remembered that this is not an organization of the city, but of the entire Kaunas region, whose shareholders are six municipalities. This project was born long before its construction began in 2014 and began operations in January 2016. I had just assumed the position of mayor myself, and the district mayors of Kaunas and Jonava have been participating in the development of this project for long time. Now they speak differently instead of feeling responsible and just apologizing. Money from the European Union makes no sense, but we dare not acknowledge it.
When our team came to work in Kaunas, they found the MBA project as a legacy of the previous ones with a not very pleasant smell. Generally speaking, it was all after the fact – the MBA was launched. I am well aware of what I said then at the opening: “If we teach the public to classify, maybe in a few years we will be happy to close this factory.” Five years have passed, but I have the same opinion and I am sure that we do not need such a monster ”, is convinced the mayor of Kaunas, V. Matijošaitis.
Kaunas City Photo / Kaunas Region MBA Waste Sorting Center
V. Matijošaitis: “Nonsense has been done for the money of the European Union, but we do not dare to admit it.”
According to V. Matijošaitis, it is necessary to wait for the period of 5 years that applies to the EU structural funds, after which it will be possible to take real measures to close this plant. Otherwise, it would be an excessive financial burden for the entire Kaunas region. Furthermore, the current legal framework is important.
According to 2019 data, about 140 thousand. tons of mixed municipal waste. Waste from the city of Kaunas accounted for 64%. For residents of the entire Kaunas region, this service costs around 9 million per year. 5.5 million euros for Kaunas residents. euros.
After processing 140 thousand. tons of mixed municipal waste, only 1250 tons of recyclable secondary raw materials are classified. This is less than 1 percent of the total amount of waste. In monetary terms, the figures speak for themselves: after realizing 9 million. 78 thousand euros of classified recyclable secondary raw materials are obtained. income in euros.
Kaunas City Photo / Kaunas Region MBA Waste Sorting Center
“We already have a fairly well developed primary waste sorting system in Kaunas. Already at this initial stage, recyclable plastic, cardboard, paper, glass, metal, textiles and green waste are separated from the mixed municipal waste stream and collected separately.
99 percent of the mixed municipal waste that enters the MBA remains unclassified, so it is not convenient to transport it to the MBA for its treatment in economic, environmental or public health terms. That 99 percent. waste entering the MBA after treatment costs 9 million. It is still disposed of in a landfill or incinerated at the Kaunas cogeneration plant, ”argued Saulius Lazauskas, CEO of Kauno Švara, in specific figures.
140 thousand The use of tons of municipal waste for energy production at the Kaunas cogeneration power plant (KKJ), bypassing the MBA, would allow residents of the Kaunas region to save 4 million. and for the residents of the city of Kaunas, around one and a half million a year. The price of KKJ’s waste incineration service is € 35 / t and the MBA sorting service is € 62.81 / t.
On August 31, people living around the Kaunas region MBA factory originally expressed their opinion on the matter. Residents of Ramučiai, Narėpai, Biruliškės, Sergeičikai, Karmėlava, Palemonas and Kaunas gathered and said goodbye to their stinking activities, their conviction, putting an end to the Kaunas MBA factory. It was decided to melt with wreaths, flowers, symbolic candles. It is promised that all the flowers collected will be delivered to the Department of the Environment and the Environmental Protection Agency, thus expressing their support and expressing the hope that next week these authorities will make an important decision for the population: suspend the IPPC permit of said business.
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