UAB Marijampolės apskrities atliekų tvarkymo centras

UAB Marijampolės apskrities atliekų tvarkymo centras (often abbreviated locally as MAATC) is a municipally owned regional waste management company responsible for planning, developing, and operating the integrated municipal waste system across the Marijampolė County (Marijampolės apskritis) in southern Lithuania. The company typically oversees regional waste infrastructure such as the regional landfill, mechanical-biological treatment (MBT) facilities, green waste composting, bulky waste yards, and the separate collection system, in cooperation with the county’s municipalities.

Company Overview

Legal name: UAB Marijampolės apskrities atliekų tvarkymo centras
Company type: Uždaroji akcinė bendrovė (Private Limited Liability Company)
Industry sector: Waste Management, Recycling, Environmental Services
Founded: Mid-2000s (regional waste management centers in Lithuania were generally established 2003–2005; precise registry date for this company not confirmed in sources consulted for this profile)
Headquarters: Marijampolė, Lithuania (exact registered office address listed under Legal Information/Contact Information)

Legal Information

Įmonės kodas (company code): Not confirmed in publicly accessible sources consulted for this profile
PVM (VAT) kodas: Not confirmed in publicly accessible sources consulted for this profile
Official website: Not conclusively verified; likely pattern for regional waste centers suggests a dedicated site (see Sources for discovery paths)
Email address: Not confirmed in publicly accessible sources consulted for this profile
Registered office address: Not confirmed in publicly accessible sources consulted for this profile (head office is in Marijampolė city)
Phone number (registered office): Not confirmed in publicly accessible sources consulted for this profile

Note: Verified legal identifiers (įmonės kodas, PVM kodas) and contact details are typically available via the Lithuanian Legal Entity Register (Juridinių asmenų registras) or business directories (e.g., Rekvizitai). See Sources and References for authoritative lookup links.

Business Operations

Main services:
- Administration and development of the regional municipal waste management system for Marijampolė County municipalities (Marijampolės sav., Vilkaviškio r. sav., Šakių r. sav., Kazlų Rūdos sav., Kalvarijos sav.)
- Operation/oversight of the regional landfill, mechanical-biological treatment (MBT) and pre-treatment facilities
- Separate collection system coordination (dry recyclables, bio-waste), network of community drop-off/bulky waste sites
- Green waste composting, selective hazardous household waste collection through designated sites/partners
- Public information, prevention and education campaigns on waste reduction, sorting, and circular economy

Business model:
- Municipally owned utility operating as the regional system integrator and infrastructure owner/administrator
- Revenues primarily from regulated tariffs/fees related to waste treatment and disposal (gate fees), municipal service fees (atliekų tvarkymo mokestis), and sale of recovered materials (where applicable)
- Capital investments co-financed historically through EU structural funds and national/municipal contributions aligned with Lithuania’s regional waste management plans

Market position:
- De facto regional monopolist for critical municipal waste infrastructure as designated by regional plans and municipal ownership
- Coordinates with private collectors and service providers contracted by municipalities or by the center for logistics/operations

History

- Lithuania implemented a regionalized municipal waste management reform in the early 2000s, establishing county-level centers to plan and operate integrated systems and EU-compliant landfills.
- UAB Marijampolės apskrities atliekų tvarkymo centras was formed within this framework to serve Marijampolė County municipalities.
- Over the 2010s, the company (directly or via operators) expanded separate collection, launched/oversaw MBT and pre-treatment infrastructure, and developed networks of bulky waste yards, supported by EU structural funds.
- In the 2020s, focus expanded to bio-waste collection roll-out, quality improvement in sorting, landfill diversion targets, and meeting evolving EU circular economy directives.

Financial Information

Revenue: Not publicly available in the sources consulted for this profile (the company is not exchange-listed; financials are typically filed to Registrų centras).
Funding: Capital expenditures historically co-financed by EU structural funds and municipal budgets; operating revenues from regulated service fees and tariffs.
Ownership structure: Municipally owned by Marijampolė County municipalities (commonly including Marijampolės savivaldybė, Vilkaviškio r. savivaldybė, Šakių r. savivaldybė, Kazlų Rūdos savivaldybė, Kalvarijos savivaldybė). Exact shareholdings are not confirmed in the sources consulted.

Leadership and Management

Key executives (vadovai):
- Director (Direktorius): Not confirmed in publicly accessible sources consulted for this profile
- Other management/board members (valdyba, stebėtojų taryba if applicable): Not confirmed in publicly accessible sources consulted for this profile

Note: Executive names and roles can be verified via the Legal Entity Register, the company’s official site, or municipal shareholder disclosures.

Office Locations

Head office: Marijampolė, Lithuania (exact address and telephone not confirmed in sources consulted)
Other sites: The company typically oversees regional operational sites (landfill, MBT, bulky waste yards) within Marijampolė County; specific site addresses and direct lines should be confirmed from the official website or municipal notices.

Market Position and Competitors

Scope: Regional system administrator for municipal waste within Marijampolė County, coordinating with municipal administrations and contracted collectors/operators.

Competitors: As the designated regional infrastructure center, MAATC has no direct public-sector competitor for landfill/MBT functions within its territory. However, in service delivery and collection, it interfaces and may compete at the margin (through tenders) with private waste companies operating in Lithuania, such as:
- Ecoservice group companies
- VSA group companies
- Citus, Ekonovus, or other municipal waste logistics/providers (depending on tenders)

Competitive advantages:
- Mandated regional role and asset base (landfill/MBT/transfer/bulky waste infrastructure)
- Integration with municipal planning and EU-funded infrastructure ensures stable service coverage and alignment with national policy targets
- Economies of scale within the county and control of critical assets for compliance with EU directives

Recent Developments

- Continued expansion and refinement of separate collection systems for bio-waste and recyclables in line with EU and Lithuanian legal requirements (notably 2023–2025 obligations for bio-waste separate collection).
- Ongoing public information and educational campaigns to improve sorting quality and reduce contamination in recyclables streams.
- Maintenance and optimization of MBT and landfill operations to meet diversion targets and reduce landfilling; selective upgrades may be co-financed via EU funds in the 2021–2027 period (confirmation required via ES investicijos project registry).

Contact Information

Company name: UAB Marijampolės apskrities atliekų tvarkymo centras
Registered address: Not confirmed in publicly accessible sources consulted for this profile (Marijampolė, Lithuania)
Phone: Not confirmed
Email: Not confirmed
Website: Not conclusively verified (see Sources for official registries and discovery)

Important: For operational inquiries (sorting rules, collection schedules, bulky waste yards, bio-waste containers), residents are typically directed to the company’s official website or their municipality. Verify contact channels via Registrų centras or municipal webpages.

Compliance and Regulation

- Operates under Lithuanian waste management legislation and regional waste management plans approved by municipalities and national authorities.
- Subject to environmental permitting, monitoring, and reporting to the Environmental Protection Agency (Aplinkos apsaugos agentūra) and other competent authorities.
- Procurement generally conducted under Lithuanian public procurement law when applicable (see CVP IS).

Notes on Data Availability

This profile compiles structural and sectoral information that is consistent with Lithuania’s regional waste management framework. However, several company-specific identifiers (įmonės kodas, PVM kodas), exact registered office address, direct phone, official website URL, and current executives were not confirmed in the open sources consulted at the time of writing. These items are normally available via the Legal Entity Register (Juridinių asmenų registras), the company’s official website, municipal shareholder disclosures, or trusted business directories. See Sources and References for verification pathways.

Sources and References

Primary registries and official resources (for verification):
- Registrų centras (Juridinių asmenų registras) – company search: https://www.registrucentras.lt/jar/p/
- Rekvizitai (business directory) – search “UAB Marijampolės apskrities atliekų tvarkymo centras”: https://rekvizitai.vz.lt/
- CVP IS (Lithuanian Central Public Procurement Information System) – contracting authority search: https://cvpp.eviesiejipirkimai.lt/
- Lithuanian Environmental Protection Agency (Aplinkos apsaugos agentūra): https://aaa.lrv.lt/
- ES Investicijos (EU funds in Lithuania) – project search for regional waste management infrastructure: https://esinvesticijos.lt/

Municipal and sector context:
- Marijampolės savivaldybė: https://www.marijampole.lt/
- Vilkaviškio r. savivaldybė: https://www.vilkaviskis.lt/
- Šakių r. savivaldybė: https://www.sakiai.lt/
- Kazlų Rūdos savivaldybė: https://www.kazluruda.lt/
- Kalvarijos savivaldybė: https://www.kalvarija.lt/

Note: Once located, the company’s official website typically contains “Kontaktai” with the registered office, phone, e-mail, working hours, and operational site addresses. Executive names and legal codes are also typically listed on the official site and in the Legal Entity Register. Please consult those sources to fill the missing fields precisely.