What to do with extra apples?

Of course, it would be best if the apples could be put to good use. Apples can give You can tell your friends and acquaintances that you can come and pick apples here. You can also put apples in a box by the gate and put a sign on it that says "You can pick apples." Or you can put a sign on the gate that says "You can come and pick apples." Also Commu mobile app You can announce that you have extra apples that people can come and pick.

If all the apples cannot be used by oneself or given to other people, the extra apples will be taken to Kuoriaisenkuja. to the garden waste area. Apple cores, leftover apples, apples with mummification disease and other garden fruits are suitable for this. The station has a separate pallet or waste container for apples, where they are placed as is, not in plastic bags. Apples can be taken to the garden waste area for free. This way, apple waste can also be put to good use, as it can be utilized, for example, in the production of biogas and soil.

A small amount of apples can also be compost in a home composter. However, you should not put too many apples in there, because they fill the composter unnecessarily and a large number of apples increases the moisture level of the compost, which disrupts composting. Apples with mummification disease should not be put in a home composter.

It is important to collect excess apples from the yard and take them to the Kuoriaisenkuja garden waste area, because apples left on the ground or in the garden composter attract rats.

The Kuoriaisenkuja garden waste area is only open during the opening hours of the Harakka Recycling Station!

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