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Metal packaging sorting instructions for households

YES

Empty, clean and dry

Metal packaging

Tins
Non-deposit beverage cans
Metal lids, caps and closures
Aluminium trays, foil and covers
Paint tins
Non-pressurised aerosol cans

Small metal household items

Pots and pans
Cutlery, scissors and tools
Other small metal objects (nails, screws, fittings, etc.)
Aluminium tea light cups

NO

Plastic: e.g. plastic bags and wrappings, polystyrene, bubble wrap
Packaging or items which are too big to fit must be taken to a municipal take-back point

Any packaging that contains residues of dangerous substances and pressurised packaging (e.g. paint, chemicals, oils, medicines, hairspray) must be taken to your local hazardous waste collection point.

Printable sorting instructions

How to sort metal packaging at home and at Rinki eco take-back points (in Finnish)

The weather is always right for recycling your packaging

How do I sort metal paint tins?

Make sure that the tin is empty, clean and dry. There should only be a very thin coat of dry paint inside, no more than the thickness of a brush stroke. Return the tops separately.
Take tins that contain wet paint to your local hazardous waste collection point. You can find your nearest collection point on the Kierrätys.info online service.

Can I put pans and frying pans into the container for metal packaging?

Yes, if they fit through the opening in the container. You can also put other small metal objects such as cutlery, scissors, screws, nails and the aluminium casings of tea lights into this container.
Please note: take big metal objects that cannot fit into a container to the collection point specified by your municipality. Electrical appliances have their own collection points, and they can often also be taken to shops that sell them. The collection points for all waste materials in Finland can be found here: www.kierratys.info.

How do I sort an aerosol can, such as a hairspray bottle?

Make sure it is completely empty: shake the bottle. It is empty when there is no sound of liquid inside, no hissing when you press the spray top and no propellant or other substances come out.

Aerosol cans that are not completely empty must be taken to your local hazardous waste collection point. You can find your nearest collection point on the Kierrätys.info online service.

Can New Year tins be put into the metal packaging collection container?

No, they cannot. New Year tins are mainly lead, which is a heavy metal. Take New Year tins to your local hazardous waste collection point. You can find your nearest collection point on the Kierrätys.info online service.

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