Every municipality interprets rules in its own way?

The latest study shows that we improve sorting skills too slowly. Constantly sorting a little more than half. According to the « Green Dot » representatives, it is for young people who are less successful.

« Young people say they have no time, they have no place, they probably live in smaller homes and have no extra containers, » said Asta Burbaitė, Communication Manager at the Green Dot.

And residents trust their abilities: as many as 94 percent. Believes that most of the waste is thrown properly.

« About half of the waste resulting from plastic sorting container is incorrectly sorted, » A. Burbaitė shared.

The European Union states are pursuing ambitious goals – most of the waste must be recycled and ready for use.

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« This year we had to use or recycle 55 % of waste. Unfortunately, we did not reach this indicator, » said Vice -Minister of the Environment Tomas Vaitkevičius.

By 2030 This number must already reach 60 %, but experts doubt that this is possible. Residents still do not pay to sort, as each municipality interprets sorting rules in its own way.

« I miss better coordination from the Ministry of the Environment because we lower the functions to municipalities, but do not turn into action – some do one, others do another. The rules change, and people in the consciousness appear in a certain macalyty, » said Žilvinas Šilgalis, President of the Regional Waste Management Centers.

According to the ministry, even too much information about sorting. Residents are more likely to believe in various opinion makers rather than official sources.

« Suddenly, someone came up with a greasy pizza box should not be thrown into the package because it is fat. From where it comes from – I don’t know. The social network phenomenon, » said T. Vaitkevičius.

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The guidelines are provided to all municipalities the same, so the responsibility, according to the ministry, is falling to them. He is considering punishing accurate non -implementation and incorrect communication with residents.

« It will be a great incentive to act, which is still being considered, whether it will be a sanction or an incentive for refunding some of the funds, » the Vice -Minister emphasized.

According to experts, until the infrastructure is appropriate, the goals will be difficult to achieve.

« It is important to invest in modern technologies, the right waste recycling capacity, which will allow us to distinguish the waste better, to sort it out and to make the landfill as little as possible, » said Ž. Šilgalis.

« In the near future, we plan to provide funding, to select projects to finance plastic processing, textile processing, » assured T. Vaitkevičius

In the last year alone, the landfill waste tax has been raised three times – up to € 50 per tonne, and the financial burden is transferred to the population.