Fura changes to KOSIT EAST

“Fúra was a stable company with a strong position in eastern Slovakia. Nothing negative surprised us during the first months. It is a company with a responsible approach and a well-established business model, especially in the field of municipal waste,” said Lucia Šprinc, CEO of KOSIT EAST s.r.o. and Commercial Director of KOSIT a.s.

Fúra, now KOSIT EAST, provides services to more than 550 municipalities, representing approximately 350,000 inhabitants. The brand transformation is underway from June 2025 and is accompanied by extensive investments in technology and fleet.

KOSIT Group plans to invest EUR 15 million in Eastern Slovakia in the next three years. Investments will be directed to the renewal and expansion of the fleet, the construction of processing lines, the development of smart technologies and the construction of end facilities, including technological solutions for the mechanical-biological treatment of waste prior to landfilling.

“Fura has a huge potential that we want to develop further. The logistics and infrastructure are functional but require modernisation and new investment. That’s why we decided to take this step,” adds Lucia Šprinc.

KOSIT has long drawn attention to the unsustainability of financing waste from the public budgets of municipalities. As CEO Šprinc points out, the future lies in targeted payments based on the actual amount of waste produced.

“Municipalities and cities are gradually losing the ability to subsidise waste services. The only sustainable solution is to pass the costs directly to the producer, i.e. the inhabitant. As with electricity or gas, waste should be paid according to actual consumption,” he explains.

To increase efficiency and fairness, the company is introducing container chipping, waste weighing and the KOSIT Online app for municipalities and residents. The aim is to provide an overview of clusters, reports and optimisation opportunities.

Digitisation is not just about big cities. KOSIT plans to gradually introduce GPS modules in all collection vehicles and to equip the garbage bins with chips that will allow accurate scanning of the route and waste collection. “We are interested in digitalizing the entire waste management process, even in smaller municipalities. However, it all depends on the readiness and cooperation of local governments. Where there is willingness, we progress faster,” says Šprinc.

The company is also responding to the lack of infrastructure for the final recovery of waste in Slovakia. New facilities face hurdles in the permitting processes and infrastructure development is stalling. The company therefore also offers solutions where the state is failing. For example, in the removal of black dumps.

“We offer our clients the option of removing illegal dumps on instalments. We will dispose of the landfill immediately, deferring payment for two years and then spreading it over the next four years. In this way we want to confirm that a strong and reliable partner makes sense for local governments,” concludes Lucia Šprinc.