Yes. All households must be connected to the municipal waste service. This is to minimize instances where waste is dumped in the nature. If you only produce a small amount of waste, then we recommend using a small waste container and optimized emptying intervals. A container shared with a neighbour is also an option.
We strive for the highest possible degree of recycling. It is easier to reuse waste as raw material for new products if it is sorted at the place where it arises.
Mixed waste is the same as combustible waste. Finland is gradually beginning to use Nordic Pictograms in sorting bins and also standardizing the terms. At some point, the term mixed waste will replace combustible waste in the whole country. Mixed waste is practically most of the waste that isn’t suited for recycling, like diapers, sanitary pads, dust bags, cat sand, dog waste bags and plastic items that are not packages.
Dirty and smelling carton, plastic packaging, and textiles, as well as eggshells also go to mixed waste. In addition, mixed waste includes small amounts of waste that cannot be combusted, i.e. light bulbs, coffee mugs, or glass items. Hazardous waste and batteries do not belong in mixed waste. Mixed waste is refined to energy in form of electricity and district heating at Westenergy.
Stormossen has decided to recommend sorting eggshells as mixed waste (combustible waste) instead of biowaste. The reason for this is that eggshells cause obstructions at our biowaste treatment plant, which leads to service operations. The aim is to avoid long maintenance breaks and to ensure a continuous supply of biogas.
Plastic packages must be empty and dry. They must not contain any food or other residue. Drain the packaging to make sure it is dry. You can easily clean the packaging with, for example, a small piece of paper towel to get rid of the most noticeable residue. If the package smells bad, it can be sorted as mixed waste (combustible waste). As a rule of thumb, packaging should be clean enough to be stored at home for a few days without a notable smell.
Lamps are sorted differently depending on the quality of the lamp.
Used halogen bulbs and incandescent light bulbs are sorted as mixed waste as well as car headlight bulbs.
LED bulbs, string lights, candelabra, and other kinds of lights powered by eletricity or batteries are sorted as electrical and electronic waste.
Energy-saving bulbs and fluorescent lamps are sorted as hazardous waste, because they contain mercury.
All types of light bulbs can be brought to Stormossen’s waste reception stations. Energy-saving bulbs and fluorescent lamps less than 25 cm long be taken to a store without an obligation to purchase a new product. These stores are:
- a retail store of at least 1000 m²
- a special store for electronics of at least 200 m²
By clicking this link you can find a list of all ecopoints that collect plastic packages in Stormossen’s operating area. All waste reception stations also accept plastic packages. From 1 of July 2023 plastic packages are collected in all housing companies with five or more apartments.
Producer responsibility only applies to packaging and not other plastic and cardboard waste. Producer responsibility is the obligation placed on a producer to organise the reuse, recycling, and other waste management of waste arising from products, as well as to meet the costs incurred by these activities. It would be unjust for the producers to also have to pay for the recycling of other products than packaging. In the future, we might be able to collect also other plastic items for recycling.
If different materials cannot be separated, the package should be sorted according to the material it contains the most.
