Sorting instructions for plastic packaging
Is it packaging? Is it made of plastic? Great, then put it into the container for plastic packaging! View and print the instructions here.
Sorting instructions for plastic packaging
Yes
Household empty plastic packaging
- Plastic food packaging (e.g. yoghurt cups, butter tubs, cheese packaging and ready-meal trays)
- Detergent packaging
- Other household plastic packaging, bottles and jars (e.g. plastic bottles, cans, jars, tubes, packaging for toys, tools, garden, and fishing gear etc.)
- Plastic bags, pouches and wrappers
- Styrofoam packaging and other plastic fillers
Remove caps, lids, pump parts, and similar items, and place them in the collection bin separately. Return deposit plastic bottles to the store’s return machine.
No
- Mixed waste, construction waste or very dirty plastic packaging
- Any material other than plastic packaging (no cardboard, glass, metal, wood)
- Other plastic products or plastic packaging used in companies
- Packages that contain traces of dangerous substances (e.g. lighter fluids, oils, fuels, paints, chemicals, medicines)
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 plastic packaging (in Finnish)
