{"id":2704,"date":"2025-07-01T16:19:51","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T13:19:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/energesman.lt\/?p=2704"},"modified":"2025-08-01T16:36:50","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T13:36:50","slug":"mixed-waste-operators-should-not-be-discriminated-against","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/energesman.lt\/en\/mixed-waste-operators-should-not-be-discriminated-against\/","title":{"rendered":"Mixed waste operators should not be discriminated against"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2704\" class=\"elementor elementor-2704 elementor-2703\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-23d64608 cspt-col-stretched-none cspt-bg-color-over-image elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"23d64608\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b432da6 cspt-bg-color-over-image\" data-id=\"4b432da6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21c03c9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21c03c9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><strong>We will challenge in court the decision of the Chief Official Ethics Commission, which we believe is incorrect. We aim to prove that we did not violate the Lobbying Law when we brought the Ministry of Environment\u2019s attention to what we think is a discriminatory and flawed legal regulation related to EU funding.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We contacted the ministry after noticing a clause in the funding guidelines that conflicts with EU project selection and funding criteria, basic legal principles, and higher-level laws.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s strange that we are being punished for addressing the ministry that oversees our sector about an inconsistency in the funding rules. The rules discriminated against mixed waste operators and gave unfair advantages to companies handling plastic from sorting containers. We believe this goes against the law, equality principles, and fair competition,\u201d says Algirdas Blazgys, CEO of Energesman.<\/p>\n<p>Energesman raised concerns about the funding rules under the program \u201cExpansion of Plastic Waste Recycling Capacity\u201d, which allowed EU funding only for companies processing plastic waste collected from yellow recycling containers.<\/p>\n<p>However, currently, residents separate only about half of their plastic packaging into these containers. The other half ends up in mixed municipal waste, which is later sorted at mixed waste sorting plants operating across Lithuania.<\/p>\n<p>According to the CEO, if EU funding is aimed at boosting plastic recycling, then all companies involved in recycling, including those handling mixed waste, should be eligible for support.<\/p>\n<p>Under the existing guidelines, Energesman and other operators of Mechanical Biological Treatment (MBT) plants would not be allowed to apply for funding.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter seeing the discriminatory rule, we contacted the Ministry of Environment and the Central Project Management Agency, urging them to fix this legal flaw that excludes mixed waste operators,\u201d says Blazgys.<\/p>\n<p>The ministry responded that the funding was intended to support the recycling of hard-to-recycle plastic.<\/p>\n<p>Blazgys noted that plastic sorted from mixed waste is actually more difficult to recycle than that collected from yellow containers, which makes it even more important to include mixed waste operators in the funding program.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know that other waste companies also contacted the ministry about the same issue, and they were not penalized for lobbying, even though they are not registered as lobbyists,\u201d he adds.<\/p>\n<p>The Lobbying Law states that expressing an opinion about legislation is not considered lobbying, unless a company drafts a specific law and proposes it for consideration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe did not prepare or propose any legal draft. We simply expressed our opinion about a discriminatory rule and requested that the responsible institutions ensure fair treatment. We believe we did nothing wrong and will challenge the commission\u2019s decision in court,\u201d says Blazgys.<\/p>\n<p>Energesman believes the funding rules conflict with the Competition Law, Waste Management Law, the 2021\u20132027 National Waste Plan, and the Constitutional principle of equality, which all have higher legal authority than a minister\u2019s order.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe still haven\u2019t received the full Commission\u2019s decision and explanation, even though we\u2019ve already been labelled as violators publicly. This doesn\u2019t help build a cooperative relationship between businesses and regulators,\u201d Blazgys notes.<\/p>\n<p>Once Energesman receives the full documents, it will finalize its court appeal. The company has 30 days from receiving the decision to submit the appeal.<\/p>\n<p>The Ministry of Environment has already suspended the current funding guidelines for plastic recycling and is now revising them.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, Energesman recovered and supplied 2 481 tons of plastic for recycling from mixed waste.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We will challenge in court the decision of the Chief Official Ethics Commission, which we believe is incorrect. We aim to prove that we did not violate the Lobbying Law when we brought the Ministry of Environment\u2019s attention to what we think is a discriminatory and flawed legal regulation related to EU funding. 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