Jonas Sakalauskas, Partner at AVERUS and an expert in environmental crisis management, will explore this question at the upcoming Druskininkai Forum “Waste Management 2026”.

“Rate × index × tonne. But that tonne has burned away - leaving an assumption that produces a sum precise to the last cent. Does the current methodology truly help assess the environmental damage caused by air pollution from fires, or does it simply create an illusion of mathematical precision?

Drawing on court cases involving fires at waste management facilities, I will examine unverifiable assumptions, room for speculation, and errors by the authorities in assessing damages.”

Join us at the 23rd Druskininkai Forum “Waste Management 2026”.

September 24–25 | SPA VILNIUS Conference Centre, Druskininkai