Commissioning home compost bins and collection bins for bio-waste
In accordance with the Waste Act, the Tallinn Waste Management Plan 2022-2026 and the Tallinn Waste Management Regulations, waste must be collected separately. The separate collection of bio-waste at the point of origin must be organised in Estonia by 31 December 2023 at the latest, but Tallinn plans to achieve this earlier - by 1 June 2023.
Handing over bio-waste to a waste collector with a collection bin as part of an organised waste transport service will be made mandatory for everybody in Tallinn from 1 June 2023. Transferring bio-waste in a bin is easy, because the waste transport is carried out by the same company that currently also empties the property's municipal solid waste bin. Therefore, an amendment to the contract is all that needs to be done. You can find information about your waste hauler HERE.
Residents of detached or semi-detached buildings, townhouses or buildings with two flats can choose between composting bio-waste according to requirements themselves or giving it over in a bin. Residents of buildings with more than two flats can also compost themselves, but having a collection bin is mandatory. Proof of proper composting must be submitted HERE.
Start collecting bio-waste
In order to promote the separate collection of bio-waste, the city of Tallinn is providing collection bins ( 140-litre) for residents of single-family homes, semi-detached houses, townhouses, or houses with up to nine apartments.In addition to the collection bins, 700 home composter bins have been put into use, which have all found their new owners.
A 7-litre bio-waste collection bin for the home kitchen can also be requested free of charge with each collection bin.
Collection bins can be picked up at the location selected in the application (Paljassaare or Pääsküla waste treatment plant).
There are plenty of 140L collection bins. 80L bins are out of stock!
Apply through the Tallinn e-service.
As part of the project “Promotion of separate collection of bio-waste and on-site composting in the city of Tallinn”, support was allocated to the Tallinn Strategic Management Office by the Environmental Investment Centre for the purchase of 700 250-litre bio-waste home compost bins and 1000 140-litre bio-waste collection bins as well as for conducting composting training. In addition to the project, the city acquired 4000 80-litre bio-waste collection bins. The purchase price of the home composter bin is €318.56 (with VAT), of which €50 is paid by the applicant for the home composter bin. The purchase price of a 140-litre collection bin is €23.88 (with VAT) and the purchase price of an 80-litre collection tank is €22.32 (with VAT), which is given to the applicant for use without a deductible.
- The total cost of the KIK project is €250,894.92, of which the amount of support is €185,662.24 and the personal contribution of the city of Tallinn is €65,232.68.
- The project duration is 14 January 2022 to 7 September 2023. The collection funds must be used for their intended purpose by 7 September 2026.
The project is carried out with the support of the emissions trading (CO2) trading system.
The project is financed by the Ministry of the Environment from the funds of international climate co-operation.
Home composter Inora 250
Importer: Inten OÜ
Colour: dark green
Volume: 250 L
Measurements: width 67 cm, height 107 cm, length 72 cm
Material: cold, heat and UV-resistant polyethylene (PE)
Insulation: polyurethane
The home composter comes with free:
- 45 L dry mix;
- Stirring stick;
- Composter user manual;
- On request, you can get a 7 L bin for your home kitchen free of charge.
Composting educational video in Estonian.
Composting educational video in Russian.
Colour: brown
Volume: 80 L
Dimensions: width 44.5 cm, height 94.5 cm, depth 52.5 cm
Material: UV-stabilised HDPE
Wheels: 2 rubber wheels Ø 200 mm
The 80 L and 140 L collection bin comes with free:
- Bin liner bag
- On request, a 7 L collection bin for your home kitchen
Collection bin 140 L
Importer: Green Forest OÜ
Colour: brown
Volume: 140 L
Dimensions: width 48 cm, height 103 cm, depth 55.3 cm
Material: UV-stabilised HDPE
Wheels: 2 rubber wheels Ø 200 mm
- A roll of compostable bags (25 pc in a roll)
- The guide for collecting bio-waste
- Application conditions:
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Application conditions:
1. Applications will be accepted from 15 September 2022 at http://taotlen.tallinn.ee. Applications can be submitted as long as home compost bins or collection bins are available. When home compost bins or collection bins run out, the acceptance of applications will be suspended and applications submitted after the collection bins or home compost bins have run out will not be reviewed.
2. Only physical persons may apply.
3. The applicant’s place of residence, according to the Estonian population register, must be in Tallinn at the address the home compost bin or collection bin is applied for.
4. A resident of a detached house, a semi-detached house, a block of townhouses or a house with two apartments located within the administrative territory of Tallinn can request either one home compost bin or one collection bin for the address of the residence.
5. The applicant must have joined the year-round organised waste transport.
The applicant for a 250 L home composter confirms that:
they agree to pay a €50 deductible for the home composter (the purchase price of the composter is €318.56 with VAT) to the bank account of the Tallinn City Office; the address where the home composter is requested has enough space to store the home composter; the home composter is only used for composting biodegradable waste (food and kitchen waste, garden and landscaping waste) according to the home composter user manual and educational video; they have the time and desire to engage in composting and the opportunity to use the compost in gardening; they allow an employee of the Circular Economy Department or a representative of the Centre for Environmental Investments to check the presence of a home composter and its use; they participate in composting training organised by the Circular Economy Department (information about contacts and online training will be sent to the applicant's e-mail address in 2023); if their place of residence according to the Estonian population register changes before 7 September 2026, they will inform the Circular Economy Department ([email protected]) of the address change and whether- they will transfer the right to use the home composter to another resident whose residence according to the Estonian population register is at the address where the home composter was applied for;
- they will continue to use the home composter in the new place of residence in Tallinn according to the Estonian population register (detached house, semi-detached house, townhouse or two-apartment building), which has joined the year-round organised waste transport;
- they will return the home composter to the Circular Economy Department cleaned and intact (the deductible is not returned) within one month of notification at the latest;
- they will reimburse the purchase price of the home composter from which the deductible has been subtracted within one month of notification to the Circular Economy Department at the latest.
they are aware of the Circular Economy Department's right to demand the return of the home composter cleaned and intact (deductible not returned) or compensation of the purchase price, from which the deductible has been subtracted, if the home composter is not used for its intended purpose. The home composter will be used for its intended purpose until at least 7 September 2026 and its proper installation, storage and maintenance will be ensured. Until 7 September 2026, the owner of the home composter is the city of Tallinn. From 7 September 2026, the ownership of the home composter is deemed to have passed to the applicant. During the process, there is a right to require the applicant to provide additional explanations and data if the application data is unclear or incomplete.
The applicant for the 80 L and 140 L collection bin confirms that:
there is enough space to store the collection bin at the address where the collection bin is requested; they will sign a contract with a waste hauler for the transfer of bio-waste no later than 14 calendar days after receiving the collection bin (contact waste haulers); the collection bin will be used only for the collection of bio-waste (kitchen and canteen waste, garden and landscaping waste) according to the information leaflet provided with the collection bin (leaflet link); they will allow an employee of the Circular Economy Department or a representative of the Centre for Environmental Investments to check the presence of a home composter and its use; if their place of residence according to the Estonian population register changes before 7 September 2026, they will inform the Circular Economy Department about it and whether:- they will transfer the right to use the home composter to another resident whose residence, according to the Estonian population register, is at the address where the home composter was applied for;
- they will continue to use the collection bin in the new place of residence in Tallinn according to the Estonian population register (single house, semi-detached house, townhouses or two-apartment building), which has joined the year-round organised waste transport;
- they will return the collection bin to the Circular Economy Department cleaned and intact (the deductible is not returned) within one month of notification at the latest;
- they will reimburse the purchase price of the collection bin within one month of notification to the Circular Economy Department at the latest;
they are aware of the Circular Economy Department's right to demand the return of the collection bin cleaned and intact or compensation of the purchase price if the collection bin is not used for its intended purpose. The collection bin will be used for its intended purpose until at least 7 September 2026 and its proper installation, storage and maintenance will be ensured. Until 7 September 2026, the owner of the collection bin is the city of Tallinn. From the mentioned date, the collection bins will not be reclaimed and the collection bins will stay with the applicants for use. During the process, there is a right to require the applicant to provide additional explanations and data if the application data is unclear or incomplete.