All Other Waste

Garden waste

Sticks, branches, waste from raking and other garden waste can be taken to Mustankorkea Waste Treatment Centre all year around for a charge that is payable on it (during 2004 €6.10/day).

Used car tyres

Car tyres that are no longer usable will not be taken with other waste, but in reasonable quantities (4-8 tyres/customer) they can be returned to a tyre dealer. Returning used tyres to the dealer does not obligate the customer to buy new ones. If the rims are still attached, the dealer will charge the customer for taking them off.

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Large and heavy waste items

Large and heavy waste items, like furniture and household appliances will be taken in at Mustankorkea. Usable items can be taken to the recycling centre or to the second-hand market. It is a good idea to ask the retailer, if they will take care of the old furniture or appliances for you when buying new ones. 

Waste needing a special treatment

Window and mirror glass is not suitable for normal recycling. Small quantities can be packed and placed in non-recyclable waste bin so that it will not cause danger to the other bin users or the dustman. Larger quantities of window and mirror glass must be taken to Mustankorkea Waste Treatment Centre.

Ashes and soot must be cooled down properly and then packed tightly before placing in the non-recyclable waste bin. Clean wood ashes can replace chalk in the gardening, so it can be used in your own garden as a fertilizer.

Household grease and oil used in cooking must be packet tightly in a container and it can then be placed in the non-recyclable waste bin – never into the drain.

Ammunition, cartridges, explosives, flares or fireworks are not suitable to be collected with toxic waste because of security reasons. Advice on disposing them can be obtained from the police. Old flares to be disposed can also be offered to the retailer that sells them.

Radioactive waste: Guidelines can be obtained from Finnish Centre for Radiation and Nuclear Safety (Säteilyturvakeskus), tel. 09 – 759 881. A fire alarm has small quantities of radioactive material, but it is not considered toxic waste, because it is a very small quantity and encased in a steel capsule. After the batteries have been removed, the fire alarm can be placed in the non-recyclable waste bin.

Hypodermic syringes and needles as well as other items that prick or cut must be taken to Mustankorkea or to the pharmacy. The waste must be labelled and packaged so that it will not cause danger to a person handling it. A good packaging is, for example, a hard plastic tub or a bottle that has a lid or a top and has been labelled with a warning “Sharp items”.