Archipelago scrap collection will be held in the Parainen and Kemiönsaari archipelagos at the turn of June and July.

Southwest Finland Waste Management (LSJH) and Keep the Archipelago Tidy The traditional Archipelago Scrap Collection will be held in the Parainen and Kemiönsaari archipelagos from 29.6 June to 2.7 July.

At the collection, you can hand over hazardous waste, electrical equipment, scrap metal, fishing nets and, with prior notification, scrap vehicles free of charge.

How does waste management work in the archipelago?

The PSS ry's supply vessel M/S Roope will be traveling along the collection route along the archipelago's piers. The purpose of the collection is to make it easier for the archipelago's residents and cottagers to deliver their waste for proper processing.

"Now is a good time to go through the corners and collect unnecessary junk in anticipation of scrap collection week. However, it is worth remembering that scrap cannot be brought to the collection stops in advance," LSJH logistics specialist Oscar Pokela recalls.

The garbage bag also works for furniture

Construction, renovation and cleaning waste is collected in paid garbage bags.

"A garbage bag is a practical solution when there is a lot of cleaning to do at once. A cube-sized garbage bag can be used to pack, for example, broken furniture, vehicle tires, wood waste and other miscellaneous junk," Pokela says.

The price of a cubic-sized bag is 90 euros, including transport and handling. The bag can be purchased in advance from LSJH sorting stations or from M/S Roope during collection.

Regional Manager of Keep the Archipelago Tidy Association Katriina Murron According to the Finnish Environment Institute, scrap collection is an important service in the archipelago, especially for the proper recycling of large and hazardous waste. Such waste must not be left at the archipelago's waste collection points, which are intended only for daily household waste.

Text: Uusiuutisten editorial team

Photo: LSJH. Cottagers and those living in the archipelago can get rid of the junk that has accumulated on the islands directly from the nearby pier.