Finland

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Finland is generally good for dumpster diving, even though Finnish dumpster divers do not seem overly enthusiastic in sharing dumpstering spots of grocery stores.

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[edit] Cities and regions

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[edit] Recycling

[edit] Stuff

There are a few establishments in Finland for getting rid of your surplus stuff:

  • Since the early 1990's depression, for many folks flea markets are a favorite way of getting extra cash while getting rid of unwanted possessions.
  • In most Finnish cities, used (and preferably clean) but still usable clothes can be dumped into big yellow UFF containers (in Central Europe operated by Humana).
  • "Fida International" (see contact details of all Finnish "Fida" stores), a Christian charity organization, both accepts donations from individuals and picks up (for free; appointment has to be set up) anything still valuable you want to discard (furniture, clothes...) .
  • Recycling centers ("kierrätyskeskus") accept and collect donations but charge for items you want to take back home

[edit] Bottles and cans

  • Most glass and plastic beverage bottles bought from supermarkets can be recycled - bring them back to any supermarket and you will get compensated 10 to 40 cents per bottle. Collecting bottles during or after large outdoor events can result in reasonable cash.
  • Wine and hard liquor can only be bought from "Alko" stores; bottles of these should be recycled there since there is no compensation for these at supermarkets.
  • Many cans can also be recycled, look for "Pantti-Pant" text on top of the can.
  • Foreign-bought and Lidl-imported items are not compensated for, however, you can return them to supermarkets as well.

[edit] External links

(all in Finnish unless otherwise noted)

[edit] Media

[edit] Books

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