Recycling centres in Umeå

Where are the recycling centres in Umeå?

Vakin has seven recycling centres in Umeå kommun, with the opening hours as they were when we read them:

Opening hours change with the season and public holidays. Check with Vakin before you go.

What do the recycling centres in Umeå not accept?

Food and household waste goes in the brown and green bin at home, and cat litter in the bin bag in the green one. Medication is returned to the pharmacy. Needles are wrapped well and put in the regular bin bag. Gas cylinders and carbon dioxide cartridges are accepted by the retailer. Tyres are subject to producer responsibility and are returned to a retailer or a tyre workshop. Scrap cars go to car dismantling, and fireworks, ammunition and weapons to the Police. Larger quantities of hazardous waste, such as containers with waste oil or a lot of asbestos, are returned to a company that is authorised to handle hazardous waste.

Source: Vakin: What can you leave at the recycling centre?.

How do I leave hazardous waste and asbestos in Umeå?

Hazardous waste includes, among other things, paint and lacquer residues, solvents, spray cans, fluorescent tubes, batteries and electrical waste, i.e. items with a cord or battery. Leave chemicals well packaged, preferably in their original packaging or labelled. If you do not know what it is, write unknown contents, and different types must not be mixed. Asbestos and eternit are wrapped in plastic. Smaller quantities, such as individual eternit plates or a little pipe insulation, can be left at the recycling centre. Lawn mowers, trimmers and snow blowers must be emptied of fluids before you arrive.

Source: Vakin: Hazardous waste, Vakin: Prepare your visit to the recycling centre.

How do I prepare the moving load for the recycling centre in Umeå?

Sort already at home, in the car or on the trailer, so that similar materials are collected. Then it goes faster to throw in the right container on the ramp. Secure the load. If you leave waste in a bag, the bag must be transparent, and insulation is placed in a transparent bag or sack. The staff at Gimonäs tell you where things should be sorted, but you unload yourself. Furniture and items that can be used again can be left for reuse at all Vakin recycling centres. Partner companies repair them and sell or lend them out. There are also Give & Take rooms where you can leave things or take something home. At the larger centres, you can donate sports and outdoor equipment to Fritidsbanken.

Source: Vakin: Prepare your visit to the recycling centre, Vakin: Gimonäs recycling centre, Vakin: Recycling.

Can Vakin collect bulky waste in Umeå?

If you live in a house, you can order collection of bulky waste from Vakin for a fee. You order through an e-service and log in with BankID. Mark the waste with Bulky waste, your name and address, and place it so that it is clearly visible. The price is stated in Vakin's waste tax for Umeå. Electrical waste, such as vacuum cleaners, refrigerators and lamps, is not included in the collection. Producer responsibility applies there.

Source: Vakin: Order collection of bulky waste.

Can a company leave bulky waste at the recycling centre in Umeå?

No. Businesses in Umeå municipality are not allowed to leave bulky waste or hazardous waste at Vakin's recycling centres. Vakin refers them to private facilities, including Stena Recycling on Spårvägen 16, Ragn-Sells on Dåva Energiväg 10 and Prezero on Dåva Energiväg 25.

Source: Vakin: Waste for businesses and operations.

What do I do with the things that are not coming with me?

Our advice is to sort out what you are not taking with you when you start packing, and take it to a recycling centre before moving day. Then the removal company only carries and drives what is coming along, and the working time gets shorter.

More on the order of things in step 3, packing, and everything else about moving in Umeå in moving in Umeå step by step.