Metals

Sort the following into metals

• cans and non-deposit beverage cans
• aluminium trays and foils
• pots and frying pans
• cutlery
• empty paint cans
• empty, unpressurised aerosol cans

Sorting instructions www.rinkiin.fi

Where can I take it?

• to waste bins intended for metals
• to a recycling point, see the map service kierrätys.info for further details
• to a waste station
• to a waste centre
• Repe & Romu collection rounds

Take large scrap metal items to a waste station, waste centre or Repe & Romu collection round.

How is metal recycled?

Metal recycling significantly reduces mining, environmental impacts and energy consumption. Metals should be sorted from mixed waste, because non-combustible material does not produce energy, but needlessly hampers the Tammervoima power plant.

Recycled metal is supplied as a raw material for the metal industry. It is used to make packaging, shovels, bicycle frames and car parts.