Waste in <strong>Oulu</strong><strong>Oulu</strong> Waste Management is a municipal enterpriseowned by the city of <strong>Oulu</strong>. Our operation range covers14 communities and 226 000 people. Operations– reduction and recycling, final disposal and informationservices – are all funded by waste managementfees, no tax money is used.AVOID WASTE- Buy only what you need- Avoid disposable products- Choose durable and reparable products- Avoid overly packaged goods- Choose products with refillable packaging- Avoid toxic products and hazardous waste- Use easily recyclable materialsDon’t throw reusable goods away with other householdwaste. Toppila Recycling Centre and somecharities pick up reusable goods from homes, eitherfree of for a reasonable fee.BiowasteWe must care for our environment. Biowaste mixedwith other waste at a landfill, gives off harmful gasbut when biowaste is recycled, it forms pure gardencompost. <strong>Oulu</strong>n Jätehuolto composts your biowaste,once you have separated it from other waste.In the kitchen you need a bin for biowaste, plasticbucket is ideal. To prevent the bin getting dirty,paper, a flour bag, newspaper, or biowaste bag froma shop, should be placed on it. This also preventsodours and stops the waste freezing outdoors inwinter.Biowaste from households:- perishable food and leftovers- fruit and vegetable peel and skins, egg shells- bones, solid grease from hams, etc.- tea bags, coffee dregs and filters- kitchen paper, paper tissues, egg-boxes- garden waste, parts of plants etc.- cleaning from cages of pets, small amounts ofcat sandCollectionBrown biowaste containers in properties with at leastfour households.PaperAll paper which is delivered by post is recyclable:newspapers, magazines, advertisements, phone catalogues,envelopes, copying paper.Collection points:Paper containers in properties with at least fourhouseholds.Local recycling points (ekopiste).Local waste paper collection bins.Waste Center in Rusko (Ruskon jätekeskus).Cardboard and paperboard cartonsCardboard: corrugated cardboard, craft paper, brownenvelopes and paper bags.Paperboard cartons: sugar bags, egg-boxes, biscuitand rinsed juice and milk packages etc.Please make sure that cartons are clean and empty.Flatten the cartons and put them inside the other.Collection points:Cardboard and carton containers in properties withat least four households.Local recycling points (ekopiste).Waste Center in Rusko (Ruskon jätekeskus).24
GlassClear and coloured glass. Please wash out bottlesand jars, take off metal and plastic parts.Collection points:Glass containers in properties with at least tenhouseholds.Local recycling points (ekopiste).Local glass collection bins.Waste Center in Rusko (Ruskon jätekeskus).Take returnable bottles back to stores and liquerstores.MetalsTins and aluminium trays, bicycle frames, metalobjects.Collection points:Metal containers in properties with at least tenhouseholds.Local recycling points (ekopiste).Waste Center in Rusko (Ruskon jätekeskus).Hazardous waste- old medicines, mercury thermometers- alkaline washing agents like dish washingsubstances- fluorescent light tubes- batteries and accumulators- waste oil and oil filters- radiator, break and switchgear fluids- paints, glues, varnishes and solvents- wood saturated with poisonous chemicals- electrical equipmentHazardous wastes can be taken to the Waste Centerin Rusko (Ruskonniityntie 10, <strong>Oulu</strong>) or to RecyclingCenter (Paakakatu 2,<strong>Oulu</strong>) or Prison of <strong>Oulu</strong>; ProductShop (Nahkatehtaankatu).The last two mentioned don’t take electric machines,medicines or saturated wood. Take medicines topharmacies and saturated wood to the Waste Centerin Rusko.Old electrical equipmentAll electrical items from hoseholds: TVs, computers,refrigerators, freezers, etc, can be taken to the WasteCenter in Rusko (Ruskonniityntie 10, <strong>Oulu</strong>) or tothe Waste Stations in the surrounding communities(see page 12).25