Lakeuden Etappi is a waste management company in Southern Ostrobothnia owned by eight municipalities, which handles waste management for the residents of its owner municipalities. There are approximately 134,000 residents in its service area. Etappi is a pioneer in its field as a developer of everyday circular economy services. The company’s proprietary RE. concept offers customers the opportunity to use self-service options at recycling stations 24/7 via the RE. app. Etappi also promotes environmental responsibility through multi-compartment waste collection, thereby encouraging recycling with lower emissions. Etappi’s services include the emptying of property-specific waste bins and septic tanks, waste transportation, waste treatment and recovery, as well as waste management information and waste advisory services. The company is the largest owner of the waste-to-energy plant operated by Westenergy Oy, which is owned by waste management companies in Ostrobothnia.
Eezy Siqni Oy has awarded Lakeuden Etappi with the Future Workplaces certificate in 2026.
Future Workplaces is a certification granted to workplaces, where company culture is led with exceptional employee insight. The tool used for the certification is the Siqni Survey, which is carried out among all employees to find out how the company’s own employees feel about the issues that are most important to them in their daily work.