Detached Houses and Small Apartment Blocks

The container will be emptied and the waste transported by Stormossen. The charge of emptying the biowaste container (140 liters) is 8,66€/emptying (incl. VAT 25,5%).

The biowaste container will be emptied every other week during in the summer (April–October) and can be every fourth week in the winter (November–March), or more frequently if needed. You can adjust the emptying interval using e-services. It is also possible to contact Stormossen’s logistics by email logistiikka@stormossen.fi or by phone 010 320 7676 Mon-Fri at 9-15.

Here you can check the areas affected by the separate collection of biowaste and the transporters on each area.

You can also sort your biowaste in a shared container with a neighbour. In that case, you need to apply for shared biowaste container to Vaasa Region’s Waste Committee (Vaasan seudun jätelautakunta) (in Finnish).

Any changes according to the shared waste container has to be reported via e-mail to Vaasa Region’s Waste Committee: jatelautakunta@vaasa.fi.

The emptying fee is divided to sharing parties according to what has been informed to us. For shared invoice we will charge 3,14€/invoice.

If you have a closed and insulated compost that is used year-round, you can sort your biowaste into it. You can also share the compost with a neighbour. Bokashi is also allowed. In that case, post-composting in a closed compost is compulsory.

It is also possible to use a compostor only in summertime (1. May – 30. Septemeber) and use Stormossen’s biowaste container in wintertime (emptyings during weeks 42-18). You can fill out the composting notification via e-serivices or fill out the composting notification form at Vaasa Region’s Waste Committee’s (Vaasan seudun jätelautakunta) website (in Finnish). When choosing composting in summertime, Stormossen transports a biowaste bin for biowaste sorting in winter time.

If you wish to stop composting and choose another method of sorting you must fill a form at Vaasa Region’s Waste Committee’s website (in Finnish).

In Stormossen’s Multi-Compartment Container you can sort biowaste, metal packages, plastic packages and carton packages. The price for the emptying of the container is 15,04€/emptying (incl. VAT 25,5%). The price includes transportation cost, the container service cost and the treatment cost for biowaste (the package waste don’t have treatment fees). One household can not share a Multi-Compartment Container with another household.

The emptying interval for the Multi-Compartment Container is every other week in the summer time (1.4.-30.10.) and it can be extended for every fourth week in the winter time (1.11.-31.3.). If you’d like to make changes to the emptying interval, please use the e-services. It is also possible to contact Stormossen’s logistics by email logistiikka@stormossen.fi or by phone 010 320 7676 Mon-Fri at 9-15.

Stormossen replaces a broken bio-waste or multi-compartment bin with a new one free of charge. If the customer wants to change the bin size or model or modify the bio-waste collection method, we will charge €25 (incl. VAT) for bin delivery or pickup according to the waste tariff starting from January 1, 2025.

Well-sorted waste is good for yourself, your local environment, and future generations. You can also save money by sorting your waste. Stormossen’s sorting guide provides clear answers to your sorting questions.

Here you can also find sorting instructions grouped by waste type.

Paper, metal, glass packaging, and batteries can be taken to the nearest ecopoint. Cardboard and plastic packages can also be sorted and taken to selected Rinki eco points.

Hazardous waste, electrical waste, large quantities of waste, or bulky items should be taken to a waste reception station. With Stormossen’s customer card, you can visit the waste reception station as many times as you need at no extra charge. Every household within Stormossen’s service area is entitled to a customer card. You can also download the card to your smartphone via the Stormossen app.

You can also choose to have containers for packages at your own yard. Containers and transportations can be ordered via Stormossen by using the e-services. It is also possible to contact Stormossen’s logistics by email logistiikka@stormossen.fi or by phone 010 320 7676 Mon-Fri at 9-15. L&T Ympäristöpalvelut transports packaging waste within Stormossen’s service area on behalf of Stormossen.

Packaging waste bins and emptyings

• Glass packages (max. 240 liters) 8,26€/emptying
• Metal packages (max. 240 liters) 8,26€/emptying
• Carton packages (max. 660 liters) 8,04€/emptying
• Plastic packages (max. 660 liters) 8,04€/emptying

The emptying intervals for glass- and metal packages are at least once a year. The interval for the emptying of carton- and plastic packages can be 12 weeks.