Carton packages
Empty, clean, dry, and flattened packages made of cardboard, paper, and paperboard that are packed inside one another belong in the collection for cartong packages.
Carton packages are; Corrugated cardboard boxes, cartons, e.g. milk and juice cartons, cardboard containers for ready meals, packaging for dry products, cartons for dry products, e.g. cereal and biscuit packets, paper bags, pizza boxes, egg cartons, disposable tableware made of cardboard, toilet and kitchen roll tubes, wrapping paper, e.g. copy paper wrappings, cardboard carriers for beverages, e.g. six-packs and cases, packing material made of carton.
What should I be aware of?
Remove any food so that no food remains on the packaging. Drain milk or other liquid from the carton. Rinse the packaging quickly with cold water. Please allow the packaging to dry out a little before placing it into the take-back container. As a rule of thumb, packaging should be clean enough to be stored at home for a few days without a notable smell.
If possible, please remove plastic corks and put them in plastic collection. Staples or tapings do not need to be removed, but it is important to flatten the packages before leaving it for recycling. When the cartons are flattened, it is possible to empty the collection containers less frequently.
If a package contain several materials which cannot be separated, the packaging is recycled according to the main material. If the percentage of paper fiber is higher than the percentage of plastic the package is sorted to carton packages.
Where can I sort carton?
Anyone can sort carton and bring it to a Rinki ecopoint or to some of our waste reception stations. Carton packages are collected from all housing companies with five or more apartments.
What happens to the carton?
Recycled carton is turned into i.e. material for corrugated or packaging cardboard and specialty papers. Sorted carton is transported to a carton mill to be used as raw material, and carton fibre as well as plastic and aluminium coatings are separated from the carton. The plastic is dried and used for energy production. The aluminium coating in the carton packaging is separated which can be used as a raw material for new products.
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