Organic Waste

All homes must have a separate bin for organic waste disposal. Organic waste can also be composted in your own composting equipment. City’s waste management must be notified when you are composting your own organic waste.

Organic waste includes the following:

	food waste
	fruit and vegetable peelings
	used coffee grounds, tealeaves, coffee filters
	fish and other bones, egg shells
	kitchen paper towels, paper napkins
	soil from flowerpots, plant waste
	cat litter, litter from a pet cage NO plastic, glass or metal El muovia, lasia tai metallia NO nappies, vacuum cleaner’s dust bags or cigarette ends NO drink cartons

TIP: Egg cartons are made of decomposing material so put them in the composting equipment or in the organic waste bin.

The organic waste bin will stay cleaner if you use a protective waste bag in there. Suitable bags for the organic waste bin are made of either paper or decomposing material. Drain any liquid from the organic waste, because the wet waste makes it difficult to empty the container especially during the winter.

Separately collected organic waste is composted and then soil will be produced from it at Mustankorkea Composting Plant.