Kaunas Region Waste Management Center was established on March 2, 2005 in order to create a coherent and sustainable waste management system in Kaunas region. The shareholders of the institution are 6 Kaunas county municipalities (Kaunas city, Kaunas district, Kaišiadorys, Jonava, Kėdainiai, Raseiniai) and UAB Kauno švara. Under the Treaty establishing the Region, the municipalities undertook to adhere to the principles of creating a unified waste management system for the successful implementation of the project of national significance.