Description
The main purpose of the project is to acquire new equipment and change the method of stump removal and simultaneously mitigate waste. The mulcher of new technology can grind stumps and undergrowth together with soil and even small rocks and leaves compressed soil with ground timber, suitable for construction and other activity. The service of stump removal using the new-generation mulcher would be superior to current stump removal methods in the following aspects: Firstly, in terms of the environment, it does not generate waste, which needs to be disposed or can be harmful to soil or air. Secondly, in terms of productivity, the equipment performs the work much faster, because it grinds an area and not individual stumps as in uprooting or drilling. In addition the operation requires less human resources, fuel and time. Third, in terms of cost, the service would be several times cheaper than the ones currently available in the market (considering cleaning of large areas), including disposal costs. The price of the improved service will depend on many factors: location of work (equipment transportation costs), volume of the object, cleanliness, work conditions, etc. The estimated price is at least 1.5 times lower than stump removal by drilling (and the work would be done much faster) and even 6 times lower than uprooting and landfill. Fourth, in terms of planned project activity, ordering and purchasing equipment. The project will have a positive effect on the environment, reduce quantities of non-hazardous waste, reduce air pollution and fuel consumption as well as improving financial indicators of the company, for instance increase the productivity, turnover, export and new jobs.
Summary of project results
JSC Deforta by working in area of stump disposal services found out some existing problems. First of all the environmental problems caused by delivering tens of thousands tons of stumps to the landfills annually. In accordance with the legislation the waste disposal determine big financial contribution (25 thousand Lt/t) what causes other problems: stump burning (increasing air pollution indicators) or leaving them in the fields near to forests or construction sites. Furthermore the scale of the problem is growing as Lithuania has started building a cross-border engineering objects (a railway line RailBaltic or electrical connection LitPolLink) and these objects potentially will cause 172000 tons of waste. JSC Deforta has found the solution and was willing to purchase a new technology equipment which allows to provide services without any waste instead of existing concept of killing stumps. The new technology is able to crush the mower stumps and wood in conjunction with soil and even small stones leaving only compressed soil mixture which becomes suitable for construction and other activities. If to compare the services of stump destruction provided with a new generation mower and with currently applicable methods the new generation mower would have these advantages: environmental – this method doesn’t create any waste to be disposed to the landfills and doesn’t harm to the soil (burial ) or air (incineration); productivity – a new generation mower performs the job much faster as it crushes the soil in the area instead of pulling or drilling every single stump and allows to economise human resources, fuel, as well as time; financial – it is calculated that the price for the service could be several times lower than current market prices including cleaning of large areas and waste disposal costs. The project has a positive impact on environmental indicators – the reduction of non-hazardous waste emissions, air pollution, fuel consumption and, of course, is improving the company's operating and financial performance by increasing the company's productivity, turnover and export. While implementing the project new workplaces were created.
Summary of bilateral results