Current events!
wed 2010-08-25 - sun 2010-09-05: No new reservations. As the freshmen come, we're speeding up the circulation of items in the center.
sat 2010-08-28: Police auction in Vantaa at Kielotie 21 from 12 to 15
tue 2010-09-07: AUS van in recycling center use
Otaniemi Recycling Center
The Otaniemi recycling center is located in the basement of Servin Maijan tie 6 D. The center's opening hours are available in calendar form.
The recycling center mainly accepts
- furniture
- kitchenware
- linen (curtains, sheets etc. but no clothes)
- small amounts of good books and dvds
- items that can still be reused by someone (microwave ovens, stereos - not broken electronics)
For recycling other useful items see NearestRecyclingFacilities.
If you feel that the center is not open often enough and you feel that you have some spare time, contact us! More keys for the center can be arranged, as well as suitable reception times for your schedule. Our email is kierratyskeskus (at) list.ayy.fi. All other questions can also be asked via email.
These pages also have a working english address. Check out the OUBS video about the recycling center (in Finnish).
The recycling center operates in AUS's premises and is currently run by the following student organisations:
..and in co-operation with AUS Otaniemi village senate and OtaHOAS tenant committee.
According to the (wikipedia) definitions of recycling and reuse, the center should actually be called The Reuse center, since we are not breaking things apart but using them again for the same purpose. This inconsistency comes probably from the fact that the Finnish term "kierrätys" is often used for both recycling and reuse.
Otaniemi recycling center WIKI
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