All households pay an eco-fee, the eco-fee is a basic fee for waste management in accordance with the Waste Act and is invoiced by Botniarosk.
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The sorting and collection of waste in rowhouses and apartment blocks is organised according to the number of appartments in the housing association:
Rowhouses and apartment blocks must have one or more waste bins for combustible waste. During the summer, i.e., from May to the end of September, the bins must be emptied at intervals of 1–2 weeks and at other times at intervals of 1–4 weeks. An agreement of emptying is made with a waste transport company. The waste transport company invoices the transport and treatment fee of the combustible waste.
Separate collection of biowaste and packaging waste is mandatory for housing companies in urban areas with five or more dwellings. Further information:
In addition to the types of waste listed above, the collection of recycling paper is also mandatory in rowhouses and apartment blocks in the manner prescribed in Sections 49 and 50 of the Waste Act. Stena Recycling are responsible for the gathering of paper waste.
If the residential building is in a rural area or is located in an urban area, but consists of less than 5 apartments, separate collection of paper and packaging waste is not required, these types of waste can be taken to the nearest ecopoint.
Waste paper, metal and glass packaging can be taken to the nearest Botniarosk or Rinki ecopoint. In addition to paper, metal and glass packaging, Rinki ecopoints also collect carton packaging as well as plastic packaging at some of their ecopoints.
Hazardous waste, electrical and electronic waste, landfill waste, recyclable waste and larger objects, such as furniture, are taken to a recycling station.
Large quantities of waste are delivered to the waste center in Teuva. Household waste, that does not belong in the waste bin at the residential building or at the ecopoints, is mainly delivered to the recycling station. As a rule of thumb, a car trailer with waste belongs at the recycling station, while a tractor trailer with a single type of waste is left at the waste center.
