Biowaste
Biowaste is biodegradable waste generated from eating and cooking. Sorting biowaste into a separate collection bin or composter enables a cycle of energy and nutrients.
Lajitteluohje
Tämä lajitteluohjesivu on eri kielellä kuin valitsemasi kieli. Voit palata karttanäkymään ja valita kierrätettävän materiaalin omalla kiellelläsi.
Always observe local and collection point specific instructions! The following are some general guidelines based on prevailing practices.
Yes
- leftover food
- spoiled food
- fruit and vegetable peels
- fish and meat scraps
- food fats and cooking oils (absorbed into paper or in a closed milk can)
- coffee and tea grounds filter papers, tea bags, kitchen paper, napkins, handkerchiefs
- fish bones and bones
- plant parts, wilted flowers, cut flowers, etc.
No
- Ordinary plastic bags. They belong in the plastic packaging collection.
- Food packages. Empty ones belong in the small metal or plastic, cardboard or glass packaging collection.
- Animal carcasses or large quantities of garden products
Remember
Pack biowaste preferably into a paper bag. For a free biowaste bag, use a newspaper. You can also use store-bought paper or biodegradable plastic bags.
Home composters, remember to file a composting report with the waste management authority!
Collecting and transportation
Biowaste is collected on-site at the households. In more remote areas the collection of biowaste may be organize by area collection points. Biowaste is transported from the collection points to biowaste treatment plant.
Handling
Biogas plants produce biogas from biowaste by digesting it. In some areas, separately collected biowaste is processed in a composting plant.
Recycling and recovery
Gas produced from biowaste can be used, for example, as fuel for private cars, municipal waste management utility vehicles, or city buses. The digestion residue left over from gas production can be used as fertilizer in agriculture.
Learn more
www.biojäte.info
Responsible organizers
Municipal waste management companies: https://kivo.fi/yhdistamme/