Association

On this page you will find information about the activities, cooperation partners and values of Pirkanmaan kierrätys ja työtoiminta ry.

Second-hand stores

Building an ecologically sustainable future

Pirkanmaan kierrätys ja työtoiminta ry is a registered non-profit public-benefit association founded in 2011, whose purpose is to offer households and communities in Pirkanmaa an effortless and reliable channel for reusing goods and materials.

A low-threshold gateway to working life

With the proceeds from the second-hand stores, we are able to offer work, education and working-life coaching to people in a difficult employment situation. Through employment work, we strive to prevent social exclusion and to promote the employment of people with partial work ability and those who have long been outside working life into the open labor market.

Around 100 people work each year in the association's reuse centers in work trials, pay-subsidized work and on-the-job learning periods.

A smaller environmental footprint through high-quality sorting

In all our sorting, we follow the order of priority required by law. Thus, goods donated to the association are primarily sought to be used for their original purpose – for example a table as a table and a shirt as a shirt. If this is not possible, we consider how it would be most sensible to recycle the item onward as materials. Only as a last option does the material end up as an energy fraction at the Tammervoima power plant. In that case, district heating and electricity are produced from the waste. We transport nothing to landfill.

Your opinion is important to us.

With the form below you can give us feedback about our activities so that we can operate better in the future.

Contact and feedback form

Partnerships

Pirkanmaan kierrätys ja työtoiminta ry actively seeks cooperation partners from the business world as well as from the public and third sectors. If you have a cooperation idea concerning recycling, the circular economy, employment, the prevention of social exclusion or a sense of community, do not hesitate to contact executive director Mauri Hakala (recycling centers, tel. 050 3232 500) or Sari Tuomaala of Nextiili ry (Nextiili, tel. 050 439 2329).

At the moment we cooperate with, among others, the following parties:

Frequently asked questions

What goods can I donate to you?

We accept intact, tidy and recyclable household and commercial goods.

We also accept small batches of clean, intact, usable textiles and clothing at the Nekala and Lielahti reuse centers.

Larger batches of usable, intact and tidy clothing can be donated directly to Nextiili in Lielahti, Sellukatu 21.

What we accept

How do I donate goods for reuse?

You can bring donations to our stores during their opening hours, or order a pickup service for larger items or batches of goods using the form or by phone at 045 882 4066.

Along with transport we also offer, when needed, an affordable waste station service for goods that are not suitable for the stores or for the association's reuse. This way the customer can, if they wish, easily get rid of the entire batch of goods at once.

Pickup form

Can you deliver my purchases to my home?

Yes. You can order affordable home delivery at the store checkout when making your purchase. The price depends on the distance.

More information: kuljetus@pirkanmaankierratys.fi or tel. 045 882 4066.

Can you come and clear an entire home?

Yes. We pack and clear estates, business premises, offices and storage units at affordable prices. We offer a free assessment – get in touch tel. 045 882 4066 or by email at kuljetus@pirkanmaankierratys.fi.

See our clearance service

Where can I take goods that are not suitable for reuse?

We offer a paid waste station service for goods that are not reusable or do not belong in the reuse center's range. You can also take goods not suitable for reuse, sorted, to local waste stations or waste points yourself. You can order the waste station service with the pickup form, at kuljetus@pirkanmaankierratys.fi or tel. 045 882 4066.