8.9.2016
Waste management and recycling - Collection and transport
Practises in Household Waste
Collection
Waste collection is organised by:
Waste producer or property holder (Finnish Waste Act, Section 7)
Garden waste, food waste and toilet waste can be composted on the property
rules how to do it
Information to be given to the authority
Waste transport
Waste holder shall take care that transport is organised (WA, section 8)
Waste transporter has to take the waste to a facility specified by waste holder or authority (WA, section 9)
Municipality is responsible for organising waste transport (WA, section 10)
for all household wastes including septic tank and cesspit sludges
for enterprise wastes comparable to household wastes, if situated on a housing property
for public operators
Transport organised by municipality itself, or using services of a company
Waste transport scheme = systems and activities organised by a municipality for waste transport. Waste holder shall subscribe to waste transport scheme.