You may use materials classified as waste in earth construction, provided that you have obtained an environmental permit or some other authorisation from an environmental authority for it. For the recovery of certain types of waste, registration under the so-called MARA Decree is sufficient instead of an environmental permit. However, in important groundwater areas, an environmental permit is required. You can find more information on how to submit a MARA notification in the local government e-service at ymparisto.fi (in Finnish).
Even very small-scale waste recovery in earth construction requires submitting a notification to the City's Environmental Services. The notification must be submitted at least 30 days in advance of the start of the recovery. The notification will be approved as long as you comply with the environmental protection regulations of the City of Helsinki (sections 14 and 15). For more information on small-scale waste recovery, please contact kymp.maaperavalvonta@hel.fi.
If you have a leased plot, you always need the landowner's permission to recover waste in the soil.
Submit a notification of small-scale waste recovery in earth construction
Submit a monitoring notification via the Lupapiste service. We do not charge a fee for processing the notification.
Use the online service
Instructions for submitting a monitoring notification
Before submitting a monitoring notification, please ensure that the waste recovery complies with the requirements laid down in sections 14 and 15 of the City of Helsinki environmental protection regulations.
- What kind of waste is it (concrete/brick waste, crushed asphalt, gritting sand, crushed stone etc.)?
- Where does the waste come from?
- How has the waste been pretreated?
- Where will the waste be deposited?
- How much waste will be deposited?
- When will the waste be deposited?
- Any analysis results describing the environmental impact of the waste.
- A map illustration of the site where the waste will be deposited.
- An explanation and a possible cross section of how the waste is to be placed in the soil.
- The landowner’s consent.