Residents of Tallinn can dispose of bulky waste free of charge this week at waste stations
People living in Tallinn according to the population register will be able to dispose of bulky waste such as furniture, bicycles and prams free of charge at the city’s waste stations.
“This is one of many measures to help make Tallinn more environmentally friendly. The aim of the free waste collection is to reduce the chance of unusable items ending up in the forest instead of at the waste station,” said Deputy Mayor Joosep Vimm. “The city is running the free collection campaign four times this year. There has already been quite a lot of interest from the citizens of Tallinn.”
Although bulky waste is covered by the organised waste collection scheme and disposing of it can be ordered from your waste collector, the pilot project will allow people who live in Tallinn and are listed in the population register to drop off their waste free of charge at all waste stations in Tallinn from 14 to 20 March.
To identify yourself, you will need to bring your ID card or driving licence. A maximum of 3 cubic metres of bulky waste will be accepted free of charge per resident. This means that you should be able to fit the items in the trailer of one car. The campaign does not apply to organisations, including housing associations.
Waste stations are located in Pääsküla (Raba 40, closed on Thursday), Rahumäe (Rahumäe tee 5a, closed on Friday), Pärnamäe (Pärnamäe tee 36/Ristaia tee 8, closed on Friday) and Paljassaare (Paljassaare põik 5, closed on Tuesday). The stations are open from 14-19 on weekdays and from 10-15 on weekends.
For information on how to drop off waste at the waste stations, visit www.jaatmejaam.ee.
Bulky waste is:
✚ furniture and its parts (e.g. sofa, table, shelf);
✚ carpets, other floor coverings;
✚ mattresses;
✚ curtains and curtain rods;
✚ large flowerpots;
✚ clothes hangers;
✚ mirrors;
✚ sports equipment;
✚ bicycles;
✚ broken skis and sledges;
✚ prams;
✚ Christmas trees.
Bulky waste is not:
✖ construction and repair waste (e.g. toilet bowl, sink, bathtub, windows, doors, wallpaper, paint rollers);
✖ Hazardous waste (e.g. empty paint cans, eternit slates);
✖ problematic products (e.g. scrap car parts, tyres);
✖ scrap metal;
✖ electrical and electronic equipment (e.g. washing machine, TV, fridge, cooker);
✖ other waste covered by producer responsibility.