Recyclable paper, metal and glass packaging can be delivered to the nearest Botniarosk or Rinki ecopoint. In addition to recycled paper, metal and glass packaging, Rinki ecopoints also collect cardboard packaging as well as plastic packaging at some of them. UFF's clothing collection bins and lockable bins for combustible waste from holiday homes are situated in connection to selected ecopoints.
Packaging manufacturers and importers are responsible for the recycling of packaging in Finland. Finnish Packaging Recycling Rinki Ltd handles the collection on behalf of the producers and importers. Municipal waste companies can supplement Rinki's collection, if they wish, and therefore Botniarosk maintains 48 ecopoints in it's area of operations. Waste gathered at Rinki and Botniarosk ecopoints is delivered to recycling.
The packages must be empty.
Glass packages with a deposit are returned to the store's return machine.
Remove any lids and corks, labels and rings may remain.
Rinse out dirty packages with cold water or dry them with a piece of paper.
✔️ What can be placed in the glass packaging collection?
• Empty glass jars and bottles from households with the lids and caps removed.
❌ What can't be placed in the glass packaging collection?
• Medical packaging such as bottles and ampoules → Pharmacy
• Plastics → Plastic packaging in the plastic packaging collection bin and other plastics in the combustible waste
• Porcelain, ceramics, glass containers, crystal glass, opal glass (drinking glasses, hobs, coffee pots, lids) → Single items can be put in the combustible waste, larger quantities should be left at the recycling station
• Window or mirror glass → Recycling station
• Lamps or bulbs → Recycling station
✔️ In the metal packaging and small metal items collection bin you can place metal objects that fit through the opening of the collection bin:
• Cans and beverage cans without deposits
• Corks and lids
• Curtain rods
• Metal tubes
• Baking pans and pots
• Aluminium moulds, foils and lids
• Tools
• Nails
• Cutlery
• Empty spray bottles
• Aluminium lids for yoghurt and butter jars
• Metal casings for sparklers and outdoor fires
❌ What can't be placed in the metal packaging collection?
• Chips and coffee packages → Plastic packaging
• Batteries → Collection for batteries
• Aerosol packages containing preassure → Hazardous waste at the recycling station
• Electronic waste → Electronic waste at the recycling station
Staples do not have to be removed.
Do not bundle the paper with a string or packing tape.
Do not throw brown paper bags in the collection box, only white paper bags accepted.
✔️ What can be placed in the paper recycling bin?
• Newspapers and magazines
• Advertising letters, brochures and similar printed material
• Envelopes (including those with windows)
• Telephone and product catalogues
• Postcards
• Copying and printing paper
• White drawing and note paper
❌ What can't be placed in the paper recycling bin?
• Books (paper- or hardback) → Combustible waste
• Wet or dirty paper, cardboard or paperboard → Combustible waste
• Brown paper or paper bags → Cardboard collection
• Cash register receipts, plastic, aluminium or wax paper → Combustible waste
• Heavily coloured paper such as gift wrap → Combustible waste
✔️ In the UFF collection bin you can place usable, whole and clean:
• Clothes, shoes, bags, household textiles, belts and other accessories, toys and sporting equipment.
❌ Do not put in the collection bin:
• Dirty, e.g. oily, wet, mouldy or otherwise damaged clothes → Combustible waste
Adresses of UFF clothing collection points
Owners of holiday homes can, for a yearly fee, use the locked containers for combustible waste.
Read more about how to use the locked containers and where to find them
Flatten the packaging before placing it in the collection bin.
Dirty and/or wet cardboard is placed in the combustible waste.
You do not need to remove plastic corks, but other plastics do not belong in the cardboard packaging bin.
✔️ What can be placed in the carton packaging collection?
• Carton packages for liquids
• Carton packages for food and other products
• Paper bags and brown wrapping paper
• Toilet paper rolls
• Pizza boxes, egg cartons
• Take-away food packaging and containers, disposable cups
• Cardboard boxes
• Carton and paper filling materials
❌ What can't be placed in the carton packaging collection?
• Dirty and/or wet carton or cardboard → Combustible waste
✔️ Plastic packaging includes plastic boxes, wrappers and bags used to package products for sale:
• Yoghurt pots and butter tubs
• Shampoo and detergent bottles
• Plastic food packaging for e.g. fruit or meat
• Plastic toy packaging
• Plastic packaging for other products
• Plastic bags
• Styrofoam packaging and filling
❌ Vad kan inte läggas i plastförpackningsinsamlingen?
• Cans containing residues of hazardous substances, e.g. oil cans → Empty cans in the combustible waste
• Other than packaging, e.g. toys, kitchen utensils or garden furniture → Combustible waste
Rinki eco-points, where plastic packaging is collected
✔️ In the UFF collection bin you can place usable, whole and clean:
• Clothes, shoes, bags, household textiles, belts and other accessories, toys and sporting equipment.
❌ Do not put in the collection bin:
• Dirty, e.g. oily, wet, mouldy or otherwise damaged clothes → Combustible waste
Adresses of UFF clothing collection points
Owners of holiday homes can, for a yearly fee, use the locked containers for combustible waste.
Read more about how to use the locked containers and where to find them
