Eco Baltia Vide is one of the largest waste management and environmental services companies in Latvia. The Latvian company has 620 members of staff. Its services include the collection of households and sorted waste, the management of used packaging and construction waste, and the management of bulky waste, as well as the cleaning of premises and territories, and various seasonal services.
The company operates a fleet of over 100 vehicles, resulting in high daily diesel and CNG fuel consumption. Anete Smoča, an Energy Scout, analysed fuel usage and explored optimisation scenarios together with colleagues from Eco Baltia Vide. They estimated that route optimisations supported by the Eco Maps platform could deliver potential fuel savings of up to 5%. Furthermore, the introduction of ‘remote Fridays’ was considered to reduce electricity and heating consumption, thereby lowering emissions and costs while improving the well-being of 150 administrative employees by offering them the opportunity to work remotely. In the medium to long term, they calculated that switching to renewable fuels such as biomethane and biodiesel could significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions while adapting the existing fleet without the need for major investment.
Building on these initiatives, the route optimisation platform has been deployed across nearly all company branches, accompanied by comprehensive employee training throughout the year. The calculated fuel savings of almost 6,000 litres of diesel and 21,000 kg of CNG could be exceeded once the changes are fully implemented. Regarding ‘Remote Fridays’, the company has the potential to save 125 MWh of electricity and about 14.6 tonnes of CO₂ per year.
In terms of the gradual switch to renewable fuels, such as biomethane and biodiesel, supplier assessments are underway, and a phased transition is planned over the coming years. Biomethane is expected to enter the local market by 2030. In parallel, Eco Baltia Vide has initiated negotiations with partners to produce bio-CNG from sorted biological waste. This will enable a closed-loop system, with waste being collected by vehicles powered by biomethane derived from the same waste. This approach reinforces the company’s commitment to the circular economy while delivering long-term cost efficiencies. Switching to biofuels from their own resources would result in additional CO₂ savings of 1,300 tonnes.
Mobility
Process Optimization
Energy
- Industry Sector: Recycling
- Energy saving potential from electricity: 125 MWh/year
- Energy saving potential from route optimisation: diesel: 5,952 l/year; CNG: 20,976 kg/year
- CO2 savings potential route optimization & “remote fridays”: 86 t CO2e/year
- Potential cost reduction: 68,721 €/year
- Investment costs: e.g. 78,200 €
- Payback period: 1.4 years
- Company:
Eco Baltia vide
Getliņu iela 5, Rumbula,
Ropažu novads (Latvia)
