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7.5 Recycling
Recycling is quite common in Finland. In fact,
especially the paper recycling rate is among the
highest in the world. Recycling is the one of the
easiest ways to protect the environment.
In addition to recycling paper, glass, metal, and
cardboard, normal mixed waste should be
sorted into burnable waste and landfill waste.
Sometimes composting is also available for
bio-waste. Please note that Vasa has a slightly
different recycling system where cardboard is
not recycled separately but sorted with burnable
waste (please see
or a more extensive guide). Note that most
bottles and cans can be returned to grocery
stores and you will then receive some money
back in return.
Most residential buildings or groups of buildings
have their own recycling bins in the yard or
the residential area. If your building does not
have recycling bins, you can usually find them
next to bigger supermarkets as well. On the
different containers or next to them, there are
usually instructions on what you can put where.
A complete waste guide in English can also be
found here:
If you don’t recycle, although we strongly
recommend that you do, please make sure
that you do not put your garbage in containers
where it does not belong (e.g. all household
garbage in the recycling bin for paper).
Turun Ekotori accepts small amounts of
hazardous waste (e.g. batteries, fluorescent
lamps, different solvents).
Turun Ekotori
Kyrkovägen 10
phone +358 (0)44 700 7400
Open Mon-Fri 08.00-18.00, Sat 10.00-15.00
Topinoja waste treatment centre accepts hazardous
waste from households and electrical and electronic
scrap. Långholmsgatan 7, Åbo,