Regulators approves the unsorted municipal waste treatment …

The Public Utilities Commission has approved the tariff for the treatment of unsorted municipal waste for SIA “ATKRITUMU APSAIMNIEKOŠANAS DIENVIDLATGALES STARPPAŠVALDĪBU ORGANIZĀCIJA”. Decision No. 87 was published in the official gazette “Latvijas Vēstnesis” on November 6, 2026, in issue No. 215, and is included in the official notification register under reference OP 2026/215 as item 8.

The title of the decision in the official publication is formulated as “On the tariff for the treatment of unsorted municipal waste of the limited liability company ‘ATKRITUMU APSAIMNIEKOŠANAS DIENVIDLATGALES STARPPAŠVALDĪBU ORGANIZĀCIJA’”. With this, the regulator concludes the tariff-setting procedure, the result of which is binding on the specific waste management company and its service users.

Who decided and with which document

Institution: Public Utilities Commission (the regulator that approves tariffs for regulated public services).
Act: Public Utilities Commission Decision No. 87.
Publication: “Latvijas Vēstnesis”, November 6, 2026, No. 215; official reference OP 2026/215, item 8.
Addressee: SIA “ATKRITUMU APSAIMNIEKOŠANAS DIENVIDLATGALES STARPPAŠVALDĪBU ORGANIZĀCIJA”.
Subject: tariff for the treatment of unsorted municipal waste.

Why this affects residents and businesses

The treatment of unsorted municipal waste is a stage between waste collection and final disposal, and its costs form part of the waste management fee covered by households and businesses. Since the tariff is approved by the regulator, rather than by a municipality or a commercial entity unilaterally, the decision has a direct impact on the payment amount throughout the service area — the operational zone of the South Latgale inter-municipal organization.

The reference to an inter-municipal organization in the company’s name means that it operates on behalf of several municipalities; therefore, a single regulator-approved tariff applies to the territories of several municipalities rather than a single municipality.

What to check in the full text of the decision

The entry published in the official notification register indicates the decision number, the institution, and the subject, but does not include the numerical values of the tariff. The specific tariff, its structure, and the effective date must be sought in the full text of Decision No. 87, which is available in publication OP 2026/215.

Practically, it is important for residents and businesses to clarify two parameters:

the tariff amount per ton of unsorted municipal waste;
the date from which the tariff is applicable in invoices.

Who is responsible for it

The service provider itself — SIA “ATKRITUMU APSAIMNIEKOŠANAS DIENVIDLATGALES STARPPAŠVALDĪBU ORGANIZĀCIJA” — is responsible for the submission and justification of the tariff, while the approval of the tariff is within the competence of the Public Utilities Commission. The decision is an individual regulatory act, and its publication in “Latvijas Vēstnesis” is the official method of notification, making the tariff known to all users.

The publication of the decision on the same day as other decisions by the regulator and municipalities indicates that the tariff review is carried out on an ongoing basis — in the issue of November 6, 2026, OP 2026/215, the regulator published both this and other tariff-related decisions.

What this means for readers

The approval of the tariff for the treatment of unsorted municipal waste is a signal that waste management costs in the territory served by the South Latgale inter-municipal organization are being recalculated, and this may be reflected in the bills for both households and businesses. Those who wish to verify the validity of their bill should compare the applied tariff with the value specified in Decision No. 87 and its effective date.

Official source: Public Utilities Commission Decision No. 87 “On the tariff for the treatment of unsorted municipal waste of the limited liability company “ATKRITUMU APSAIMNIEKOŠANAS DIENVIDLATGALES STARPPAŠVALDĪBU ORGANIZĀCIJA””, published in “Latvijas Vēstnesis” on November 6, 2026, No. 215, official reference OP 2026/215, point 8 (publication: https://www.vestnesis.lv/url/17026?content=1; corpus file vestnesis-2026-11-06-215.full.md).