Glas Packages

Colored and clear glass jars and glass bottles belong to the glass packaging collection.

Where can you recycle glass packaging?

You can take glass packaging to the eco-points. Rinse the glass packaging and remove any lids and corks. Labels and rings may remain.

• ‍Here you can find an ecopoint or recycling station close to you

What can't be sorted as glass packaging?

Drinking glass, window glass, crystal glass, coffee pots, mirror glass, window glass, magnifying glass, lamps, flower vases, glass oven moulds or glass from photo frames do not belong to the glass collection.

Window glass with frames are to be delivered to the waste centre in Teuva and priced according to the price list.

Small amounts of broken glass can be placed in the combustible waste container. Larger quantities of broken glass are deliviered to a recycling station.

What happens to the recycled glass packaging?

Glass packages are recycled into new glass packaging.

🢂 collection of glass packaging for residential buildings in urban areas with five or more apartments

Botniarosk Oy is responsible for the collection of packaging waste from residential buildings in urban centres with five or more dwellings. These properties must separately collect plastic, cardboard, glass and metal packaging and small metals.

• ‍Residential buildings with five or more apartments