In four months this year, 30% more textiles were transferred to the textile sorting containers of “Eco Baltia vide” than in the corresponding period last year

In four months of this year, 30% more textiles were transferred to the textile sorting containers of the environmental management company SIA “Eco Baltia vide” than in the corresponding period last year, the company told LETA agency.

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In total, in four months, the residents handed over 660 tons of textiles, and in the corresponding period in 2023 – 507 tons.

The company notes that since 2019, “Eco Baltia vide” together with “Latvijas zaļo punktu” have placed more than 280 special red containers for sorting textile products in Latvia. About 59 of them are located near the sales points.

At the same time, the representatives point out that approximately 40% of the total amount of sorted textiles is transferred to the textile sorting containers at the sales points.

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Jānis Aizbalts, chairman of the board of “Eco Baltia vide”, comments that the company’s experience shows several positive trends – both the volume and quality of textiles handed over by residents are growing. “Consequently, an increasing proportion of textiles ends up in the secondary circulation, instead of in the landfill,” notes Aizbalts.

“Eco Baltia vide” and “Latvijas zaļais punkts” remind us that clean clothes, clean shoes and household textiles can be disposed of in specialized textile containers. The donated textile must be placed in a tightly tied bag. Dirty textiles stained with household chemicals, motor oils, wet, dirty, moldy textiles, torn clothes or scraps of clothes, as well as children’s toys should not be thrown into the containers intended for textiles.

It has already been reported that in 2023, according to preliminary data, the “Eco Baltia” concern worked with a turnover of 218.525 million euros, which is 4.1% more than the year before, while the profit of the concern decreased almost five times – to 1.695 million euros.

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The company was registered in 2011, and its share capital is 35,005 euros. The leading companies of the group are “PET Baltija”, “Eco Baltia vide”, “Latvijas zaļais punkts”, “Nordic Plast”, “Jumis” from the city of Sigulda, “Tesil Fibers” from the Czech Republic and “Ecoservice” from Lithuania.

According to the company, the shareholders of “Eco Baltia” are “BSGF Salvus” (52.81%), which represents the largest private investment fund in the Baltics “INVL Baltic Sea Growth Fund”, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (30.51%), as also Māris Simanovičs (16.68%) with SIA “Enrial Holdings” and “Penvi Investment Ltd.” mediation.

In Bauska county, textile collection containers are placed in the centers of all four associations – Bauska, Iecava, Rundāle and Vecumnieki.

In the picture – textile containers in Vecumnieki. Photo from the archive of “Bauskas Dzīves”.