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WASTE

SORTING

INSTRUCTIONS

Asikkala

Heinola

Hollola

Hämeenkoski

Kärkölä

Lahti

Myrskylä

Nastola

Orimattila

Padasjoki

Pukkila

Sysmä

2012

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Sorting instructions for blocks of flats and terraced houses ...4

Sorting instructions for detached houses and small

blocks of flats ...6

How to identify different types of plastics ...7

Recyclable waste ...8

• Paper ...8

• Cardboard ...8

• Glass ...8

• Small metal objects ...8

Electrical equipment ...9

Large and heavy objects ...9

Large metal objects ... 10

Wood ... 10

Twigs and brushwood ... 10

Garden waste ... 10

Hazardous waste ... 11

The waste sorting instructions are based on waste

management regulations approved by the municipalities.

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BLOCKS OF FLATS AND

TERRACED HOUSES

Multi-unit dwellings with at least 10 apartments in

Asikkala, Heinola, Hollola, Lahti, Nastola and Orimattila

are obliged to have five waste sorting bins.

DETACHED HOUSES AND

SMALL BLOCKS

OF FLATS

with less than 10 apartments

In all municipalities, all detached and

terraced houses with less than 10 apartments

are obliged to have

two waste sorting bins.

In addition, all small blocks of flats with at

least three apartments shall have a

waste

paper collection bin.

Paper, cardboard, glass and small metal

objects

are taken to recycling points.

Composting of bio waste is recommended for

small blocks of flats.

MIXED WASTE BIOWASTE ENERGY WASTE PAPER CARDBOARD

MIXED WASTE ENERGY WASTE

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BLOCKS OF FLATS AND TERRACED HOUSES

WASTE SORTING INSTRUCTIONS

(Multi-unit dwellings with at least 10 flats)

BIOWASTE – organic, compostable waste

• food waste, fruit peels, waste from vegetables and root crops, eggshells, small bones

• coffee grounds and tea leaves, along with filter papers • kitchen roll and paper napkins

• flower soil and plant waste

• wood chips and sawdust (not from impregnated wood)

• wood-based pet bedding (wood shavings or sawdust, pellets, etc.) • paper bags or newspaper used as a drying agent

ENERGY WASTE (COMBUSTIBLE WASTE) – plastic and textile waste

• plastic food packaging such as jars, bags, boxes, wrappings, and trays

• plastic products with identification code 01, 02, 04, 05, 06, or 07, such as bottles, buckets, canisters, and plastic bags

• tinted cartons, drawing papers, and photos • EPS sheets, trays, and cases

• disposable containers, including those made of cardboard

• dirty carton-type containers, such as pizza boxes and ice-cream cartons • pieces of wood and particleboard, even painted, varnished, surface-treated, or plastic-coated

• clothes, including tights (but not real or artificial leather, shoes, or rainwear) • home textiles such as curtains, quilts and blankets, pillows, sheets, and rag rugs • foam plastic – for instance, mattresses with fabric covers (taking these to waste

reception stations is preferable) • plastic tarpaulins, scrims, and nets • plastic safety threads, strings, and bands

Not to be disposed of as energy waste (combustible waste):

• PVC (code 03)

• products containing aluminium, such as coffee bags and foil-lined crisp packets • videotapes, cassette tapes, DVDs, and CDs, or their cases

• binders, plastic folders, transparencies, and sticky-backed plastic • nappies and sanitary towels, etc.

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CARDBOARD – paper and cardboard packaging waste

• corrugated cardboard, cardboard boxes, and brown paper

• carton, cardboard and paper packages, such as biscuit or cereal packages, sugar and flour bags, and cardboard sleeves from multipacks

• cartons from milk, juice, or detergent (also aluminium-lined)

• egg cartons and pizza boxes • toilet-paper and kitchen-roll tubes

• cardboard sleeves from multipacks of drinks (e.g., six-packs) • plastic-coated wrapping papers, such as for photocopy paper

PAPER – received through the letterbox

• newspapers and magazines • advertisements and all envelopes

• writing and photocopy paper (also coloured) • recycled paper

• telephone directories and paperback books

MIXED WASTE – unsuitable for recycling

• packages containing aluminium, such as coffee or crisp bags • nappies, sanitary towels, and other toiletries

• shoes, leather, and artificial-leather products • chinaware, ceramics, window glass, and mirrors

• PVC (code 03) and unrecognised plastics, such as plastic toys and packages, plastic wallpapers, floor coverings, trimmings, hoses, rugs with rubber-style lining, gloves and mittens, raincoats, coated tablecloths, transparencies, plastic folders, and cards

• Vacuum-cleaner bags, light bulbs, cigarette butts, and chewing gum • packages that contain food and large bones

• videotapes, cassette tapes, DVDs, and CDs, or their cases

SAVE

SPACE BY

FLATTENING

THE PACKAGES!

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WASTE SORTING INSTRUCTIONS FOR

DETACHED HOUSES AND SMALL BLOCKS

OF FLATS

(with fewer than 10 flats)

ENERGY WASTE (COMBUSTIBLE WASTE) – plastic, paper and cardboard

packaging waste, and textiles

• plastic food packaging such as jars, bags, boxes, wrappings, and trays

• plastic products with identification code 01, 02, 04, 05, 06, or 07, such as bottles, buckets, canisters, and plastic bags

• tinted cartons, drawing papers, and photos • EPS sheets, trays, and cases

• disposable containers, including those made of cardboard

• dirty carton-type containers, such as pizza boxes and ice-cream cartons • cartons, cardboard, and paper packages, such as biscuit or cereal packages, sugar and flour bags, and cardboard sleeves from multipacks

• cartons from milk, juice, or detergent (not lined with aluminium) • kitchen roll and paper napkins

• egg or fruit cartons

• toilet-paper and kitchen-roll tubes • paper and gift wrappings

• pieces of wood and particleboard, even painted, varnished, surface-treated, or plastic-coated

• clothes, including tights (but not real or artificial leather, shoes, or rainwear) • home textiles such as curtains, quilts and blankets, pillows, sheets, and rag rugs • foam plastic – for instance, mattresses with fabric covers

• plastic tarpaulins, scrims, and nets • plastic safety threads, strings, and bands

Clean paper and cardboard packages should be taken to a recycling point,

if possible.

Not to be disposed of as energy waste (combustible waste):

• PVC (code 03)

• products containing aluminium, such as coffee bags and foil-lined crisp packets • videotapes, cassette tapes, DVDs, and CDs, or their cases

• binders, plastic folders, transparencies, and sticky-backed plastic • nappies and sanitary towels, etc.

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MIXED WASTE – unsuitable for recycling

• packages containing aluminium, such as coffee or crisp bags • nappies, sanitary towels, and other toiletries

• shoes, rubber, leather items, and artificial-leather products • chinaware, ceramics, window glass, and mirrors

• PVC (code 03) and unrecognised plastics, such as plastic toys and packages, plastic wallpapers, floor coverings, trimmings, hoses, rugs with rubber-style lining, gloves and mittens, raincoats, coated tablecloths, transparencies, plastic folders, and cards

• Vacuum-cleaner bags, light bulbs, cigarette butts, and chewing gum • packages that contain food and large bones

• videotapes, cassette tapes, DVDs, and CDs, or their cases

HOW TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT TYPES

OF PLASTICS

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RECYCLABLE WASTE

PAPER

• newspapers and magazines • advertisements and all envelopes

• photocopy papers and printouts, with or without colour • recycled paper

• phone directories, product catalogues, and paperback books

CARDBOARD

• corrugated cardboard, cardboard boxes and brown paper

• cartons, cardboard, and paper packages, such as biscuit or cereal packages, sugar and flour bags, and cardboard sleeves from multipacks

• egg cartons and pizza boxes

• plastic-coated wrapping papers, such as for photocopy paper • cartons from milk, juice, or detergent

(also aluminium-lined)

• toilet-paper and kitchen-roll tubes

GLASS

• coloured and clear packaging glass, such as glass bottles and jars, with lids and caps removed, with or without rings, collars, and labels.

Return refundable bottles to the shop.

SMALL METAL OBJECTS

• tins and beverage cans • empty paint pots

No plate glass,

lamps, mirrors,

or chinaware

– small amounts may

Recyclable waste can be taken

to recycling points, the Waste

Treatment Centre, or waste

reception stations at no charge.

For addresses, visit our Web site at

www.phj.fi or www.kierrätys.info,

or call PHJ’s service and sorting

information desk at +358 3 871 1766

on weekdays between 9am and 3pm.

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www.phj.fi

OTHER HOUSEHOLD WASTE

Electrical equipment

Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) includes household

appliances or equipment that requires electrical current or batteries.

They are accepted at all waste stations, free of charge.

The equipment must be designed for household use.

Fluorescent tubes and lamps without packaging, as well as light fittings,

are also accepted free of charge.

When bringing waste

• remove any packaging from the equipment • bring only entire devices

• remove dust bags from vacuum cleaners

• remove bulbs from light fittings: fluorescent tubes, energy-saving lights, and LED lamps are collected in a separate bin, and ordinary incandescent lamps are disposed of with mixed waste

• remove cardboard from fluorescent tubes

• you can leave batteries inside (and also bring the spare batteries) • the toner cartridges can be left in printers

• electrical cords (kettles leads etc.) can be left in the devices

LARGE AND HEAVY OBJECTS

The Waste Treatment Centre and waste reception stations accept large

objects, such as padded furniture, spring mattresses, toilet seats, wash

basins, windows, and insulation wool, subject to a charge in accordance

with the price list. You can offer for sale or give away objects that are

in working condition by using our online bulletin board, Kierrätyskaista

(‘Recycling lane’), at www.phj.fi.

Bring cloth

es

and objec

ts that

are in go

od

condition t

o a

recycling c

entre

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Twigs and

brushwood must

be brought as a

separate lot that

contains n

o other

types of w

aste.

LARGE METAL OBJECTS

Bring large metal objects to the Waste Treatment Centre or waste reception

station yourself. They accept metal objects, such as bicycles, gas and

charcoal barbecues, wood-burning sauna stoves, roofing sheets, ladders,

exhaust pipes, metal furniture, stew pots, and pans, free of charge.

See also ‘Electrical equipment’.

WOOD

Plywood, chipboard, boards, sawdust, fibreboard, and broken wooden

furniture (tables, chairs, beds, shelves, etc.) are accepted at the Waste

Treatment Centre and waste reception stations.

TWIGS AND BRUSHWOOD

All branches and trunks of trees thinner than a wrist are

considered twigs and brushwood.

The branches can have leaves and needles.

Also, hawthorn and other bushes that have been

cut down are considered twigs and brushwood.

The twigs and brushwood must not include garden waste,

wood thicker than 10 cm, mixed waste, soil, stones, bricks, or metal.

Twigs and brushwood must be brought as a separate lot.

GARDEN WASTE

Garden waste refers to leaves, needles, and grass created during raking

of a garden. Garden waste also includes groundcover, weeds with roots,

fruit that has fallen from trees, and cones. The pile must not include twigs

and brushwood, pieces of wood, stones, rubbish, or other types of waste.

Garden waste can include some soil and sand but not stones that could

cause problems for filtering of the waste at the composting facility.

Garden waste must be brought as a separate lot.

RECEIPT OF GARDEN WASTE

Garden waste is accepted FREE OF CHARGE as follows:

Kujala Waste Treatment Centre, in Lahti, as well as the Heinola and

Hollola waste reception stations: Twigs and brushwood, and garden waste

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HAzARDOUS WASTE

Hazardous household waste includes

paints, glues, varnishes, solvents, wood-protection

liquids, oil-separators, oils, shock absorbers,

batter-ies, antifreeze solutions, gear oils, brake fluids, motor

detergents, control substances, strong cleaning agents,

etc.

Take hazardous waste to staffed reception points.

Hazardous waste is accepted free of charge – up to 50 litres and 50 kg per

household/year – at all waste reception stations, special collection points

for hazardous waste, and

the circulating waste collection vehicle. Always

bring hazardous waste in its original packaging if possible.

Contact information and collection schedules are available in the Lokki

(Seagull) calendar at www.phj.fi and at www.kierrätys.info.

Batteries and small accumulators can be returned to the shop.

Pharmacies accept unused

medication and mercury thermometers.

Impregnated wood and sawdust are accepted at waste reception stations.

Appliances classified as hazardous waste, such as refrigerators, freezers,

television sets, monitors, fluorescent tubes, and energy-saving lights,

without packaging are accepted at collection points for electronic waste,

free of charge.

Fluorescent tubes and energy-saving lights can also be brought to any of the

six special collection points for hazardous waste, and

the circulating waste

collection vehicle.

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Illustrations:

Anita P

olkutie • Markprint 40096, Lahti, Finland, 8/2012

For up-to-date

information,

visit our

Web site at

www.phj.fi

Päijät-Häme Waste Management Ltd

Sapelikatu 7, FI-15160 Lahti, Finland

Kujala Waste Treatment Centre: Mon. – Fri. at 7am - 8pm

Service and sorting information desk, open Mon. – Fri. from 9am to 3pm,

tel. +358 3 871 1766

www.phj.fi

BE SMART, MAKE LESS WASTE

ALL YEAR ROUND

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