ABOUT
A matter
of order
Janis Vilgerts
Chairman of the JSC BAO Council
A matter of order – it is essential at work, in our local environment and at home in Latvia. This has been JSC BAO vision since 1995. During this time, we have grown, learned and worked to tackle the most complex challenges both in Latvia and globally.
Janis Vilgerts
Chairman of the JSC BAO Council

Mission
To protect the environment, clean up natural ecosystems, and support the move toward a circular economy in Latvia and the world.
We apply our knowledge, experience and self-developed technologies to create a comprehensive residue-free hazardous waste collection infrastructure.

News
The most ambitious environmental project in the Baltics completed. Remediation of the Incukalns tar ponds.

June 11, 2021
In cooperation with the State Environmental Agency, JSC BAO delivered the largest and technologically one of the most complex environmental projects in Latvia so far, cleaning the Incukalns sulfuric acid tar ponds from historical pollution.
In the spring of 2021, the rehabilitation and recultivation works will be completed, but the safe disposal of the tar removed from the ponds will continue until 2023. Using the post-remediation monitoring system established in both the South and North ponds, State Environmental Agency will continue to monitor the quality of the environment 30 years after the completion of the project.
“The remediation of the ponds polluted by sulfuric acid tar is the most ambitious and technically challenging project of this type that has ever been done in Latvia. We have achieved a successful result through the joint cooperation of many involved parties – businessmen who introduced special innovations adapted to the specifics of this project and responsibly solved previously unforeseeable complications that inevitably arise in such projects, as well as state institutions who jointly monitored the progress and finances of the project and were able to be open for both technological and management innovations.

New free of charge electronic waste collection point at “Riga Plaza” mall
Your old TV still gathering dust or mobile phone is broken? Riga Plaza mall and JSC BAO offer the opportunity to hand over used and

For clean Latvia! Used battery collection contest.
Take care of our planet and participate in the “Clean Latvia” contest for collecting used batteries for the school year of 2022/2023! We are happy

Electric Saturday in Jelgava, Ogre, Tukums
On Saturday, September 17 hand over electrical goods for free at the Lidl store! Saturday, 17.09.2022. 10:00 – 16:00, at Lidl stores in Jelgava, Ogre
Development
We are the leading company in Latvia providing a complete service for the collection, transport, management, and recycling of hazardous waste of any type.
The company’s professionalism, capacity, and technology enable it to cope with the most complex challenges in accordance with European Union requirements.
