[sorting of waste] [recycling]
SORTING OF WASTE
Environmentally friendly housing consists of not only efficient waste
disposal system, but also recycling and sensible use of energy. Sorting
of waste is done according to the law on waste management and is an
important part of taking care of the environment. The sorting of waste
is done in order to separate recyclable glass, paper, and biodegradable
waste from other types of waste.
In student apartment blocks each apartment has rubbish bins for different
types of waste, and you can empty them into the bins outside respectively.
Basically anything that has been alive once can be put into a compost
or an organic/biological waste bin, but never put there any plastic, paper,
diapers, fabrics, glass, metal, etc.
Problem waste (batteries, fluorescent lamps, dissolvents, fuels, glue,
paint, etc.) must not be thrown away with other waste, but have to be
taken to a special collection point. Find out about your closest collection
points. Medicine past its expiry date can be taken to the chemist's
to be disposed of.
Always put your waste into a waste bin, and keep the lids closed.
Untidy and overflowing waste bins are a health hazard, and they also
attract mice, rats, and birds, which spread the waste and transmit diseases.
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RECYCLING
If you want to throw away things which are still usable, you can take
them to a recycling centre or a second-hand market. Many recycling centres
have a collecting service (for example Ekotori, Jääkärinkatu 35, tel.
(015) 360 932).
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