{"id":843,"date":"2015-03-25T11:14:41","date_gmt":"2015-03-25T09:14:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vormsi.ee\/?page_id=843"},"modified":"2025-08-07T10:31:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T08:31:17","slug":"waste-management","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vormsi.ee\/en\/elu-vormsil\/waste-management\/","title":{"rendered":"Waste management"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Environmentally Friendly Small Island<\/h2>\n<p>In Vormsi Parish, waste management is organized year-round through a unified system of waste collection houses located in villages and a waste station located in Hullo. This system is regulated by the waste management regulations established by the municipal council. Waste management as a whole includes both organized waste transport and services provided by the Vormsi Municipal Government through the waste station and the Rumpo landfill site. The territory of the municipality forms a single organized waste transport area, where participation in the system is mandatory for all waste holders. Waste collection in Vormsi Parish is carried out through the village-based waste houses.<\/p>\n<p>Separate waste collection <strong>is mandatory<\/strong> for everyone \u2013 at home, in educational institutions, and at the workplace. Waste separation is also <strong>required<\/strong> <strong>at public<\/strong> <strong>events<\/strong>. Waste that is not sorted is more difficult and significantly more expensive to recycle. The main goal of sorting and separate collection is to return as much waste and garbage as possible into circulation \u2013 for example, to reuse a glass bottle or to make a new plastic bottle from a plastic package. Aluminum drink cans can be recycled almost indefinitely, reducing the need for ore mining. The majority of recyclable waste can be divided into three main groups:<\/p>\n<p><strong>1<\/strong>. <strong>Packaging Waste<\/strong>, which is further divided into:<br \/>\na) Plastic, metal, beverage cartons<br \/>\nb) Clean glass packaging<br \/>\nc) Cardboard<\/p>\n<p>Packaging includes items like bread bags, cereal boxes, and cream containers. Packaging does not need to be washed but must be clean enough not to contaminate other waste.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2.<\/strong> <strong>Biowaste<\/strong> \u2013 food scraps, potato peels, garden waste, and tree leaves<br \/>\nBiowaste must be composted and must not be mixed with other types of waste, as it contaminates all other waste groups.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Mixed Municipal Waste<\/strong> \u2013 this group should be the smallest in volume, containing only items that do not fall into any other category. Examples include broken dishes, old pens, large bones that do not decompose, diapers, and packaging that cannot be cleaned.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Important: Medications must not be disposed of in mixed municipal waste.<\/strong><br \/>\nUnused or expired medications are classified as hazardous waste. These must be taken to a hazardous waste collection point. Pharmacies also accept unused medications. Medications must never be flushed down the toilet, as this pollutes water and can kill aquatic organisms. Eventually, the substances in the medications may end up in our drinking water.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In addition to the three main groups mentioned above, there are other types of waste that are not produced daily but can be sorted separately and taken to the waste station:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Hazardous Waste:<\/strong> Paints, varnishes, oils, medications, pesticides, etc.<br \/>\n(Collection containers for batteries and fluorescent tubes are also found in public places, usually in stores.)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bulky Waste:<\/strong> Furniture and mattresses.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Construction Waste:<\/strong> Polystyrene, treated wood, sheet glass, etc.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Electronic Waste:<\/strong> Refrigerators, microwave ovens, computers, air conditioners, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Hullo Waste Station Opening Hours:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Monday: 11:00 AM \u2013 2:00 PM<\/li>\n<li>Thursday: 4:00 PM \u2013 6:00 PM<\/li>\n<li>Saturday: 10:00 AM \u2013 2:00 PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Biowaste: Food Waste and Garden Waste<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Food Waste:<\/strong> Includes kitchen waste such as potato and eggshells, tea and coffee grounds, as well as leftover or spoiled food, including small bones.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Garden Waste:<\/strong> Includes mowed grass, leaves, pulled weeds, cut flowers, hedge trimmings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You may also collect other biodegradable waste with biowaste, such as napkins, household paper, and soiled cardboard and paper (without tape).<\/p>\n<p>Important: Biowaste must not be dumped in the forest. This promotes the spread of pests and invasive species, and can disrupt the existing balance of animal and plant species in the area.<\/p>\n<p>Invasive Species \u2013 such as the Spanish slug and the black-headed slug \u2013 can survive the winter in forest soil and multiply uncontrollably, returning to your garden to feast.<\/p>\n<p>When composting in a home garden, it is easier to monitor pests and control their spread. Additionally, invasive plant species such as Japanese knotweed, Himalayan balsam, Canadian goldenrod, or fast-growing annuals like scentless mayweed and red sorrel can spread unchecked through seeds or root fragments dumped in the forest. Some of these species have already naturalized in Western Estonia and the islands.<\/p>\n<p>Keep in mind: removing plant waste from your garden means removing nutrients \u2013 future fertilizer \u2013 that you could return to your ornamental plants or vegetables by composting.<br \/>\nLearn more about composting:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/kompostiljon.ee\/\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Responsibilities of Public Event Organizers<\/h2>\n<p>At public events where food and drink are served,<strong> only reusable dishes and utensils may be used.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This means that all disposable dishes \u2013 including those made of plastic, biodegradable plastic, or other materials \u2013 such as cups, plates, forks, and knives \u2013 are prohibited.<\/p>\n<p>Organizers must also provide waste sorting stations with bins for collecting waste separately.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note: This requirement applies to all public events, regardless of whether a permit from the local government is required.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Additional Information:<\/strong><br \/>\nEbekai H\u00e4rm<br \/>\nEconomic and Administrative Specialist<br \/>\nPhone: +372 5693 0041[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;] Environmentally Friendly Small Island In Vormsi Parish, waste management is&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":831,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-843","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vormsi.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/843","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vormsi.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vormsi.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vormsi.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vormsi.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=843"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vormsi.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/843\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vormsi.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/831"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vormsi.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=843"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}