A good apple harvest is visible this autumn at the Tiiliruukki sorting station and the Hangassuo waste center. There have been more apples than people need and many are wondering what to do with the extra or spoiled apples. A small amount of apples collected from the base of the apple tree can be placed in the organic waste container or composter in the backyard. A small amount means, for example, a bag of apples that you can lift yourself. Larger amounts can be brought free of charge to the Tiiliruukki sorting station or the Hangassuo waste center.

Apples are heavy, so a large number of them can make the organic waste bin too heavy to empty. According to the area's waste management regulations, a manually moved organic waste bin can weigh no more than 40 kilograms.

"It is advisable to only put enough apples in the biowaste container at a time that the container remains easy to move. Our drivers have received feedback about biowaste containers weighing up to 150 kilograms. Handling containers this heavy is already an occupational safety risk, and because of them we have had to make additional arrangements," says Jouni Kaiku, Logistics Manager at the Collection Center.

Apples and other surplus fruits are transported along with other biowaste to the Gasum biogas plant in Honkajoki, where they are used to produce biogas and fertilizers.

The Tiiliruukki sorting station and the Hangassuo waste center have their own collection pallets for apples. Apples have been available to bring to them since August and collection will continue until the end of October. Bringing apples to the collection pallets is free of charge.