Uždaroji akcinė bendrovė „VAATC“ (Vilniaus apskrities atliekų tvarkymo centras)

Uždaroji akcinė bendrovė „VAATC“ is the Vilnius Region waste management center responsible for organizing, coordinating, and developing municipal waste management infrastructure and services across Vilnius County (Vilniaus apskritis), Lithuania. The company operates regional waste treatment facilities, bulky waste collection sites, and implements public education and EU-compliant waste management programs in partnership with municipalities of the Vilnius region.

Company Overview

Legal name: Uždaroji akcinė bendrovė „VAATC“ (often stylized as Vilniaus apskrities atliekų tvarkymo centras)
Industry: Waste management (municipal solid waste, recycling, landfill and treatment infrastructure)
Founded: Early 2000s (established as part of Lithuania’s regional waste management system reform; precise founding date not confirmed in publicly accessible, non-paywalled sources)
Headquarters: Vilnius, Lithuania (exact registered office address listed below if available)
Region served: Vilnius County (Vilniaus miestas, Vilniaus raj., Elektrėnai, Trakai, Šalčininkai, Švenčionys, Širvintos, Ukmergė and other associated municipalities)

Legal Information

Įmonės kodas (company code): Not verified in open sources accessible without registry login at the time of writing.
PVM mokėtojo kodas (VAT ID): Not verified in open sources accessible without registry login at the time of writing.
Official website: www.vaatc.lt
General email: Commonly cited format for Lithuanian municipal centers is info@vaatc.lt; however, the official contact email could not be conclusively verified in open sources here. Please refer to the “Kontaktai/Contacts” page at www.vaatc.lt for the authoritative email address.
Registered office address: Not conclusively verified in open sources accessible without registry login. See “Office locations” and Sources section for where to confirm.
Main telephone: Not conclusively verified in open sources accessible without registry login.

Business Operations

Core services:
- Regional planning and coordination of municipal solid waste (MSW) management for Vilnius County.
- Operation and oversight of regional waste infrastructure, including the Vilnius region’s landfill (Kazokiškės) and associated environmental protection systems (leachate, biogas, monitoring).
- Mechanical-biological treatment (MBA/MBT) of municipal waste and preparation of refuse-derived fuel (RDF/SRF) fractions for energy recovery where applicable.
- Operation/coordination of bulky waste (DGASA) collection sites and green waste (biowaste) management and composting streams.
- Implementation of source separation programs (paper, plastic/metal, glass, biowaste) and public education initiatives (including participation in the “Atliekų kultūra” educational ecosystem with other RATC centers).
- EU-funded project planning and implementation for waste prevention, recycling, and infrastructure development.
- Procurement and contract management with private waste collection operators.

Business model:
VAATC functions as a municipally owned regional coordination company. Its revenues typically derive from service fees (gate fees, municipal service fees), project funding (including EU structural funds for CAPEX), and inter-municipal arrangements. It collaborates with private haulers and recyclers via public procurement and service contracts.

Market position:
As the designated regional center for Vilnius County, VAATC is a de facto coordinator and infrastructure operator for municipal waste streams in its service area rather than a conventional competitive market participant. It interfaces with municipalities, private haulers, recyclers, and energy recovery facilities.

History

Founding and mandate:
VAATC was established in the context of Lithuania’s early 2000s reform to develop regionally integrated waste management systems that comply with EU directives. Its mandate covers planning, development, and operation of the Vilnius region’s waste infrastructure and services.

Key milestones (indicative):
- Establishment of the regional center and consolidation of municipal responsibilities at a regional level.
- Development and commissioning of the regional landfill at or near Kazokiškės (Elektrėnai municipality) and associated environmental protection infrastructure.
- Rollout of separate collection programs, bulky waste sites, and public education initiatives.
- Launch and upgrades of mechanical-biological treatment (MBA/MBT) capacity for mixed municipal waste, with RDF/SRF fraction routing to energy recovery facilities as policy and infrastructure matured (e.g., integration with regional energy-from-waste capacity in Vilnius).
- Continuous closure/rehabilitation of legacy dumpsites, alignment with EU recycling and landfill diversion targets, and modernization via EU-funded projects.

Financial Information

Revenue: Not publicly disclosed in the sources accessible without registry subscription. Municipal annual reports and public procurement documentation may contain indicative figures.
Funding rounds: As a municipally owned regional center, VAATC is generally not venture-funded; capital programs are typically financed through municipal contributions, EU structural funds, and loans tied to infrastructure projects.
Ownership structure: Owned by municipalities of Vilnius County (Vilnius City Municipality and neighboring municipalities of the Vilnius region). Shareholding proportions are defined by inter-municipal agreements and may be available in the Juridinių asmenų registras (JAR) or municipal council resolutions.

Leadership and Management

Executives (vadovai):
- Director (Direktorius): Not confirmed in open sources here. Consult the VAATC website or JAR for the current director’s full name.
- Other key managers: Not publicly verified here.

Board (Valdyba):
VAATC typically has a board composed of representatives delegated by shareholder municipalities. Current composition and chairperson details should be referenced in the company’s official notices or JAR extracts.

Office Locations

Head office (Vilnius):
- Address: Not conclusively verified in open sources here.
- Phone: Not conclusively verified.
- Email: See website contact page.

Operational sites:
- Kazokiškių regioninis sąvartynas (regional landfill), Kazokiškių k., Elektrėnų sav. (exact postal address and on-site phone not confirmed here).
- Mechanical-biological treatment and sorting facilities serving Vilnius region (facility addresses and site-specific contacts should be verified on VAATC’s official site and tender documentation).
- Didelių gabaritų atliekų surinkimo aikštelių (DGASA) network across Vilnius region municipalities (each site typically has posted opening hours and local contact; verify on the VAATC website or municipal waste pages).

Market Position and Competitors

Role: VAATC is the coordinating regional entity; it does not compete for household collection contracts in the conventional sense but procures services and integrates infrastructure use across the region.

Adjacent market participants (Lithuania):
- Private municipal waste collection and recycling companies operating in Vilnius region (examples include Ecoservice, VSA Vilnius, Ekonovus, and others procured by municipalities).
- Other regional waste management centers (RATC) in Lithuania operate in different counties and are not direct competitors within Vilnius County.

Competitive advantages:
- Regional mandate and infrastructure integration across the largest economic region in Lithuania.
- Access to EU funding for infrastructure development.
- Established network of facilities and municipal partnerships enabling circular economy initiatives and higher recovery rates.

Recent Developments

Infrastructure integration with energy recovery:
The Vilnius region’s MBT output (RDF/SRF) has been progressively aligned with regional energy-from-waste (EfW) utilization as capacity has come online in Vilnius, supporting landfill diversion targets.

Selective collection expansion and biowaste:
Ongoing roll-out and optimization of biowaste collection streams and public education to meet EU targets for recycling and organic waste diversion.

Environmental compliance and legacy remediation:
Continuation of monitoring, leachate and biogas management at the regional landfill, and closure/rehabilitation of legacy sites under EU-compliant standards.

Note: For the most current news (tenders, project awards, operational changes, or leadership updates), consult www.vaatc.lt and recent municipal council decisions.

Contact Information

Website: www.vaatc.lt
Email: Refer to the official “Kontaktai/Contacts” page (general mailbox typically presented as info@vaatc.lt or equivalent).
Phone: Not conclusively verified in open sources here.
Registered office address: Not conclusively verified here; please confirm against the JAR extract or the “Kontaktai” page.
Operational site (landfill): Kazokiškių k., Elektrėnų sav., Lithuania (site phone and exact postal details to be verified on official materials).

Notes on Data Gaps

Several specific legal identifiers (įmonės kodas, PVM kodas), the exact registered office address, and named executives are typically available via Lithuania’s Juridinių asmenų registras (Registrų centras), the State Tax Inspectorate (VMI) VAT registry, and the company’s official website. These details could not be conclusively reproduced here without access to those registries or an up-to-date official contact page. Users seeking to authenticate these items should consult the sources listed below.

Sources and References

- VAATC official website: www.vaatc.lt (Kontaktai, Veikla, Projektai, Naujienos sections).
- Juridinių asmenų registras (Registrų centras) – official extract for “Uždaroji akcinė bendrovė VAATC” (company code, registered office, leadership, shareholders).
- Valstybinė mokesčių inspekcija (VMI) – PVM mokėtojų registras (VAT payer status and VAT ID).
- Rekvizitai.lt – business directory profile for “UAB VAATC” / “Vilniaus apskrities atliekų tvarkymo centras” (company code, contacts, management; verify against official registries).
- Municipal documents of Vilnius City and Vilnius County municipalities (council resolutions on waste management, ownership and inter-municipal agreements).
- Public procurement platform (CVP IS) notices related to VAATC (project tenders, MBT operations, transport and treatment contracts), for operational and financial indicators.
- Lithuanian and local media coverage on Vilnius region waste management (e.g., reports on Kazokiškės landfill operations, MBT/RDF integration, public education and collection system changes).