Waste costs in a home
Here you can check out the most common costs for waste management in detached houses or small apartment blocks (1-4 homes).
The prices below include VAT (25,5%).
Basic fee
Everybody who is living in the Stormossen area is paying a basic fee (former eco-charge). The basic fee entitles you to visit Stormossen’s ecopoints, waste reception stations and campaign collections without any extra charge. Stormossen also offer waste advisory services, financed by the basic fees. Vaasa Region’s Waste Committee’s (Vaasan seudun jätelautakunta) approves the regional waste charges for basic fees. You can read the complete Waste charge (in Finnish) by clicking this link.
Basic Fees for Detached Houses
- Properties with 1–4 homes: 18,81€/quarter (6,27€/month/home)
- Properties using a Multi-Compartment Container: 17,16€/quarter (5,72€/month)
The basic fee is invoiced by property per quarter (4 times/year).
Biowaste
Waste bin max. 140 liters
Treatment fee: 3,16 €
Transportation fee: 5,50 €
Total: 8,66 €
Waste bin max. 240 liters
Treatment fee: 5,43 €
Transportation fee: 5,40 €
Total: 10,92 €
Mixed waste
The treatment fee regarding mixed waste (former combustible waste) is invoiced by Stormossen. Please make sure that your mixed waste transportation company is only billing you for the transportation fee. Please contact your waste transportation company if you have paid for the treatment fee, and if necessary the Vaasa Region’s Waste Committee.
Waste bin max. 140 liters
Treatment fee: 3,13€
+ a transport fee determined by the waste transporter
Waste bin max. 240 liters
Treatment fee: 5,37€
+ a transport fee determined by the waste transporter
Multi Compartment Container
Capacity 370 litres
Treatment fee: 1,02€
Transportation fee: 14,02€
Total: 15,04€
Other costs
Service fee for dividing an invoice: €3.14/invoice/partner
The fee for a paper invoice: €2.38/invoice
Refund fee to customer for e.g. duplicate invoice payment: €8.01/occurrence
Service fee for delivery or pick up of waste bin: €25/occurrence
Note that the property holder is responsible of maintaining the driveway, waste point and waste bins, e.g. snow clearing, sanding, removing ice and thawing frozen waste to enable emptying of the bins. If the waste bin can not be emptied due to omission of the aspects above, Stormossen is according to the waste management regulations entitled to charge for needless emptying.