City doesn’t support sorting? You have to pay to remove the empty trash bin!

Elga shows that in three months the household waste container was barely half full. A pensioner does not want to pay five euros every month for garbage collection, although she has practically nothing to throw in the bin.

Considering that Elga refuses to pay for a service that she does not need, now a debt has arisen and the garbage truck no longer comes to her yard. She is also already being threatened by debt collectors.

The representative of the Jelgava waste management company JKP, Andrei Eichvalds, claims that the rules developed by the municipality do not allow waste to be collected according to the client’s own schedule.

The Jelgava City Council explains in a written letter that new rules for handling household waste came into force in February. Previously, private houses were allowed to remove garbage at least once a month, but now the order has been changed in favor of Jelgava residents.

“If private homeowners sort packaging and glass bottles, and sort or compost organic waste, then the unsorted household waste container can be removed once every two months. The municipality will discuss with recycling companies the possibility of purchasing smaller waste containers, which will also reduce the costs of private home owners,” the municipality said.

Even more rarely, garbage cannot be taken out for reasons of hygiene.

Such rules apply to those who have entered into an agreement with JKP.

A JKP representative explains that Elga currently has an agreement under which her waste can be collected once every two months. Garbage collection will be restored when she pays off the debt.