Expertise in regional waste treatment

Waste treatment operations are required to meet a constantly increasing set of demands. Companies involved in this business have to know how to process the different waste fractions efficiently and economically. They must also understand the relevant legislation and its impacts, environmental permits and Environmental Impact Assessment procedures, and must carefully plan their business operations.

Vapo is a competent and reliable waste treatment partner for local authorities. Vapo works with local authorities through jointly-owned companies. It can be either a majority or minority owner of the company in question.

Vapo offers its partners

• Extensive waste treatment expertise: Vapo has the capabilities and resources to meet present and future requirements and challenges in the waste processing sector.
  
• Broad waste treatment experience: biological waste treatment since 1996 and regional waste treatment since 1998.
  
• Channels for utilizing waste: Vapo is the Baltic Sea region’s leading supplier of biofuels and is responsible for the operation of more than 30 power and heating plants.
  
• A full understanding of local conditions.
  
• The capability and resources to plan and analyze waste treatment operations.
  
• Participation in investments through the waste treatment company, meaning that Vapo also shares the risks.
  
• Continuous research and development work, with facilities including Vapo’s certified laboratory and environmental technology pilot plant.