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Utilities Water Supply; Sewerage, Waste Management And Remediation Activities Waste Collection, Treatment And Disposal Activities; Materials Recovery 38 - Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery
250 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
30 December 2021
Employment effect (start)
30 December 2021
Foreseen end date
Description
Ekonovus, one of the largest waste management companies in Lithuania, is to create around 250 new jobs in Vilnius in 2022. The company has won a tender and will take care of public spaces in 10 Vilnius districts, where almost half of Vilnius city residents live. According to the management, in order to be able to take care of such a big territory, the company will hire an additional 250 employees. Currently the company employs 490 employees.
Ekonovus is a waste management company that specializes in the collection of household, construction and packaging and hazardous wastes. The sorting capacity of secondary raw materials, packaging and manufacturing waste of Ekonovus reaches 5000 tons/month.
Eurofound (2021), Ekonovus, Business expansion in Lithuania, factsheet number 106086, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/106086.
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