Describtion: Telsiai County is located in the northwest of Lithuania, bordering on Latvia in the north. It consists of the 4 districts: Telsiai, Plunge and Mazeikiai and Rietavas. The county’s area amounts to 4,341 km2. The population number is 180,556 in 2002. The County’s administrative centre is Telsiai.

The Project principally comprises the preparation of a 20 year waste management plan for the County of Telsiai.
Project solves waste segregation, collection, transportation, treatment and utilization problems. Current disposal equipment opportunities, replacing them with one or two regional landfills, constructed conforming EU and Lithuanian standards, are analyzed. Preliminary new landfill model, rehabilitation of six dumpsites, composting equipment, amenity sites and transfer stations’ options are being provided in the project. The technical assistance is being provided in Lithuania and UK by senior professionals consisting of nominated experts with disciplines covering project management, economics, finance, civil, waste management, engineering, planning and environmental science.