Handling in the Port: Must be placed in the waste container marked with the waste component in question.

Yes:

• textiles, coffee packs
• plastic (including PVC)
• CDs and jewel cases
• broken dishes, small pieces of ceramic, mirror glass or china

No:

• hazardous waste
• reusable waste (whenever possible)
• metal and glass

Handling in the Port: Chemicals must be contained in their original packaging and must never be allowed to mix.

Yes:

• waste oil and oil filters
• used batteries and battery fluids
• paint, glue, varnish as well as containers with traces of these substances
• solvents, such as turpentine, paint thinner, acetone or petrolcoolants, brake and clutch fluids
• fluorescent strip lights, compact fluorescent lights and miniature lamps
• pressure-impregnated timber
• electronic equipment
• class I waste

Handling in the Port: Must be placed in the waste container marked with the waste component in question.

Yes:

• newspapers and magazines
• flyers and envelopes (including envelopes with windows)
• phone books, old books with covers removed
• copying paper and other office paper, printouts (including coloured paper)

No:

• paper that is wet or dirty
• flyers and leaflets wrapped in plastic
• aluminium-, plastic- or wax-coated paper

Handling in the Port: Must be placed in the waste container marked with the waste component in question.

Yes:

• milk, juice, cream and other cartons
• cartons with a plastic screwtop
• aluminium-lined cartons
• cereal and biscuit boxes
• sugar and flour bags
• corrugated cardboard, brown cardboard, kraft paper and brown paper bags

No:

• cardboard that is wet or dirty
• foil-lined cartons
• styrofoam
• paper

Handling in the Port: Must be placed in the waste container marked with the waste component in question.

Yes:

• clean coloured or clear glass
• glass bottles and jars

No:

• windows, metal-reinforced or laminated glass (e.g. car windows)
• opal glass, porcelain or ceramics
• light bulbs, fluorescent strip lights, compact fluorescent lights
• heat-resistant glass (oven pans, coffee pots)
• mirror glass, crystal

Handling in the Port: Must be placed in the waste container marked with the waste component in question.

Yes:

• food scraps and foodstuffs
• fruit and vegetable peelings, egg shells
• tea leaves and coffee grounds with filters
• kitchen paper, paper napkins
• egg cartons

No:

• plastic, rubber
• metal
• textiles, leather,
• glass, ceramics,
• cigarette butts, ashes, lime
• hazardous waste
• vacuum cleaner bags

Handling in the Port: Must be placed in the waste container marked with the waste component in question.

Yes:

• untreated wood
• planks and boards
• pallets
• clean wood with nails in it

No:

• chipboard, plywood
• painted, varnished or waxed wood
• pressure-impregnated timber
• rotten wood

Handling in the Port: Must be placed in the waste container marked with the waste component in question.

Yes:

• metal tins, lids and bottle caps
• metal tools, parts of machinery
• metal household ware, clean foil and aluminium dishes
• pots, frying pans
• empty paint tins, with no traces of paint even in gel form
• metal furniture parts
• small metal objects

Handling in the Port: Report to Port Control.

Handling in the Port: Report to Port Control. Port Control will forward the items to the police.

Food waste from ships operating outside the EU. (EC) Animal By-products Regulation No. 1069/2009.

Handling in the Port: Must be placed in the waste container located in the hazardous waste container.

The Port of Oulu has fixed reception equipment for dry ship waste. The type, capacities, standard emptying schedules, and locations of the equipment are described in Appendices 1–3. The waste collection points are always open.

Ship waste procedure for ships that have not been exempted from waste management by Traficom:

1. The ship must declare its waste management needs to the port through the Portnet system with the ship waste declaration form either directly or via a ship agent.
2. Ship waste management needs must be declared to the port at least 24 hours before arrival at the port or immediately upon departure from the previous port if the travel time is less than 24 hours. If the ship’s final port of arrival is known less than 24 hours prior to arrival, notice must be given immediately once the final port of arrival is known. Pyrotechnic materials may not be delivered to the port’s waste collection points. Separate transport must be ordered for pyrotechnic materials. Orders: traffic manager Sampo Kananen, tel. +358 44 703 2751.
3. At the port, the ship must deliver its waste to the fixed waste collection points, the types, capacities, and locations of which are described in Appendices 1–3.
4. After delivering the waste, the ship is issued a receipt on the business day following its departure.

Appendix 1 describes the number and size of waste receptacles by harbour as well as standard emptying schedules.

Appendix 2 describes the locations of waste collection points in the harbours.

Appendix 3 describes the waste container layouts.

No chemicals may be included in ship oil or bilge water. Detergents, petrol, solvents, acids, alkalis, etc. may not be mixed into ship oil or bilge water. The above may pose a serious hazard to workers and make normal bilge water processing impossible. Special processing is needed as a result, subject to a separate fee. The waste management contractor samples every load to verify that the load is free of foreign substances.

If the ship is aware of foreign substances in the oil or bilge, this must be declared when ordering collection so that the correct precautions can be taken (equipment etc.).

Ship waste procedure for ships that have not been exempted from waste management by Traficom:

1. The ship must declare its waste management needs to the port through the Portnet system with the ship waste declaration form either directly or via a ship agent.
2. Ship waste management needs must be declared to the port at least 24 hours before arrival at the port or immediately upon departure from the previous port if the travel time is less than 24 hours. If the ship’s final port of arrival is known less than 24 hours prior to arrival, notice must be given immediately once the final port of arrival is known. If the ship’s personnel know or suspect that their oily waste or bilge water includes other hazardous substances than oil, the need for emptying must be declared at least 72 hours prior to arrival at the port.
3. Port of Oulu Ltd. orders the necessary waste processing.
4. The waste management company makes the collection equipment available in the port area at the agreed upon time and receives the waste.
5. The waste is transferred from the ship to a tanker truck by the ship’s personnel and/or the waste management company and/or the port’s vessel services and transported for further processing.
6. The waste management company reports the amount and type of ship waste to the Port of Oulu. Once the waste management company has delivered the report or transfer document for the actual waste amounts, the Port of Oulu sends a receipt for the waste received to the ship via its ship agent.

The waste management company receives oily waste from ships and transports it for processing at their facility. The company must be notified at least 24 hours in advance.

Ship waste procedure for ships that have not been exempted from waste management by Traficom:

1. The ship must declare its waste management needs to the port through the Portnet system with the ship waste declaration form either directly or via a ship agent.
2. Ship waste management needs must be declared to the port at least 24 hours before arrival at the port or immediately upon departure from the previous port if the travel time is less than 24 hours. If the ship’s final port of arrival is known less than 24 hours prior to arrival, notice must be given immediately once the final port of arrival is known. If the ship’s personnel know or suspect that their grey or black water includes hazardous substances, the need for emptying must be declared at least 72 hours prior to arrival at the port.
3. Port of Oulu Ltd. orders the necessary waste processing.
4. The waste management company makes the collection equipment available in the port area at the agreed upon time and receives the waste.
5. The waste is transferred from the ship to a tanker truck by the ship’s personnel and/or the waste management company and/or the port’s vessel services and transported for further processing.
6. The waste management company reports the amount and type of ship waste to the Port of Oulu. Once the waste management company has delivered the report or transfer document for the actual waste amounts, the Port of Oulu sends a receipt for the waste received to the ship via its ship agent.

Pyrotechnic materials may not be delivered to the port’s waste collection points. Separate transport must be ordered for pyrotechnic materials. Orders: traffic manager Sampo Kananen, tel. +358 44 703 2751.

International food waste is handled according to Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption and repealing Regulation (EC) 1774/2002 (Animal By-products Regulation) and the Decree 1193/2011 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry on the Supervision of Operators Handling Certain Animal By-products and Derived Products and the Use of Certain By-products.

Food waste is collected by a dedicated truck and separate bins that are disinfected after emptying. The bins are replaced with fresh bins lined with a separate protective bag. International food waste is transported for appropriate disposal to the Kiertokaari Oy facility in Rusko.

1. In order to deliver international food waste, the ship or its agent must contact the port authority in addition to using the Portnet system ship waste declaration form to declare its waste management needs to the port either directly or via its ship agent.
2. Ship waste management needs must be declared to the port at least 24 hours before arrival at the port or immediately upon departure from the previous port if the travel time is less than 24 hours. If the ship’s final port of arrival is known less than 24 hours prior to arrival, notice must be given immediately once the final port of arrival is known.
3. Port of Oulu Ltd. orders the necessary waste processing.
4. The waste management company makes the collection equipment available in the port area at the agreed upon time and receives the waste.
5. The waste is transferred from the ship to a collection truck by the ship’s personnel and/or the waste management company and/or the port’s vessel services and transported for further processing.
6. The waste management company reports the amount and type of ship waste to the Port of Oulu. Once the waste management company has delivered the report or transfer document for the actual waste amounts, the Port of Oulu sends a receipt for the waste received to the ship via its ship agent.

Lifting straps, wire ropes, furniture, cooking oil, non-rechargeable batteries, small rechargeable (lithium) batteries, IBCs (intermediate bulk container), refrigeration equipment, other appliances, empty oil drums, pallets, etc.

1. The ship notifies its ship agent of the ship’s waste management needs.
2. Ship waste management needs must be declared to the port at least 24 hours before arrival at the port or immediately upon departure from the previous port if the travel time is less than 24 hours. If the ship’s final port of arrival is known less than 24 hours prior to arrival, notice must be given immediately once the final port of arrival is known.
3. Port of Oulu Ltd. orders the necessary waste processing.
4. The poles of batteries must be taped up before delivering them to the waste collection point. If the ship delivers cooking oil or edible fat, it must also submit a signed document to the port in conjunction with the waste that includes the name of the ship, the date of delivery, and their contact person’s telephone number.             .
5. The waste management company makes the collection equipment available in the port area at the agreed upon time and receives the waste.
6. The waste is transferred from the ship to a collection truck by the ship’s personnel and/or the waste management company and/or the port’s vessel services and transported for further processing.
7. The waste management company reports the amount and type of ship waste to the Port of Oulu. Once the waste management company has delivered the report or transfer document for the actual waste amounts, the Port of Oulu sends a receipt for the waste received to the ship via its ship agent.