2 Asukasviesti 3/2018 Asukasviesti 3/2018 2 3 2018 Come and join us in tenant activities! Asukasviesti The summer behind us was great not only in Buildings enacted in 1991. The aim is to promo- English summary terms of the weather. The tenants and staff of te cooperation and trust between tenants and VTS-kodit have been meeting up over plates of the landlord. soup in Tohloppi, Hervanta and Hatanpää. We Tenant democracy provides tenants with enjoyed a cheerful day of fun in Särkänniemi genuine power to make decisions and influence with thousands of tenants. The tenants’ commit- things, which tenants should also make use of. tees have toiled away to make food and refresh- Tenants can get their voices heard through va- ments for building parties, and tenants have rious channels, including building-specific tenant taken care of garden plots with their neighbours. meetings and tenants’ committees, VTS-kodit’s All of these are examples of the community joint AD group, as well as tenant representatives spirit that is an important resource for VTS-kodit. in the VTS-kodit Board. Cooperation between tenants and great relation- VTS-kodit invests in tenant democracy in ships between neighbours build a sense of ‘our many ways. This autumn, we will offer an inc- building’ that is comfortable and good to live in. reasingly diverse range of training and recrea- When the tenants lay down their roots in their tional opportunities for our most active tenants. residential community, it extends their length Come and enjoy good company and participate of stay, which in turn has a beneficial impact in important activities. on the rent level of VTS-kodit. As a result, VTS- During the summer, I’ve been able to get to kodit and all tenants benefit from longer lengths know many of our tenants at events and while of stay. I would like to thank each of you for making rounds of our properties. Thank you eve- creating a comfortable atmosphere in your own ryone for giving me a warm welcome! building. Living comfort can also be influenced with Satu Eskelinen tenant democracy. Its ground rules are establis- CEO of VTS-kodit hed in the Act on Joint Management of Rental

Come and Doghill Christmas enjoy Fri 7th December 2018 at 4 pm - 7 pm Step in to a Christmas-themed fairy tale world at tenants activities Doghill Christmas. Come and enjoy some peaceful time with your loved ones as well as the residents of Doghill. In addition to the traditional Christmas atmosphere, and good company there are a lot of fun activities to be expected and Santa Claus himself is also going to be there!

Tickets: from the website in November 5 €/participant

Tampereen Vuokratalosäätiö sr Vilusen Rinne Oy VTS Kiinteistöpalvelu Oy PIRKANMAAN KIINTEISTÖVIESTI • 3/09 3 3 Asukasviesti 3/2018 There are Asukasviesti 3/2018 4 more photos on the web site: vtskodit.kuvat.fi Särkänniemi takes good care of safety and www.vts.fi/video Best day of the summer!

VTS-kodit’s Särkänniemi day was held for the sixth time. The weather favoured us, and the 4,000 participants enjoyed the exciting rides and day of fun to the fullest.

n One of the most exciting moments in Särkän- tomers on the ride. In addition to daily inspec- niemi is the measurement of height: have you tions and maintenance, we also carry out main- grown tall enough to try the adult’s rides this tenance on a weekly, monthly and yearly basis.’ summer? If you fall even one centimetre below the height restriction, you will not be allowed Customers play on the ride. a key role ‘Of course, I understand that would be an- noying,’ admits Field Manager Miikka Neno- During the summer season, the rides are main- nen of Särkänniemi. tained on site, or a car can be removed and fi- ‘However, we observe these height restric- xed at Särkänniemi’s own maintenance hall. Mo- tions strictly because they are set by the ride re thorough winter maintenance is carried out manufacturer and approved by the authorities. by taking the ride apart at a large hall located Safety is the starting point for everything in Sär- in Pirkkala. känniemi.’ Despite everything, disruptions sometimes occur in the technical rides. They do not pose a Hardworking maintenance team danger – the ride simply fails to start. ‘The rides are equipped with many sen- Särkänniemi ensures the safety of its customers sors that monitor the operation of the safety and staff in many ways. mechanisms. For example, if the ride is for some The 20 permanent maintenance employees reason unable to detect whether the restraints Update your make sure that ride safety is held to a very high have locked into place, the ride will stop itself. standard. They are assisted by summer emplo- Then maintenance is called to check the cause contact information ! yees and, if necessary, external experts. of the disruption and we are often able to restart Have you already registered as a user of VTS-kodit’s online ser- Regardless of whether the ride in question is the ride quickly.’ vices? You can easily keep your information up to date at www. the gentle Piggy Train or Hype, which plunges Miikka Nenonen points out that in addition to vts.fi (website in Finnish). Remember to update any changes to forward at a speed of 100 km/h, its safety is ta- staff, customers also play their own important your name, phone number, e-mail address and family situation. ken just as seriously. role in maintaining safety. When everyone fol- Most housing-related errands can be run online, including sub- ‘The condition of the rides is monitored on a lows the instructions provided by the ride ope- mitting a fault report or filling in a notice of moving in or moving daily basis,’ Nenonen says. rator, everyone aboard will have a comfortable out. You can also check your rent payment details. ‘Maintenance inspects every ride before dep- experience. When using the service for the first time, you will be prompted loyment and gives the go ahead for their use. The ‘Come and join us in Särkänniemi again next to register with your online banking credentials. After that, you ride operator also makes sure that everything summer without worries!’ can log in to the service with your username and password. works as it’s supposed to before letting any cus-

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How waste Metal is recycled Metal collection bins are intended for clean and dry metal packaging (such as food cans and foil pans) as Mixed waste Most waste is accepted well as small metal household free of charge at the waste The mixed waste bin is where items (such as pans, nails and stations and waste centres. you should take any household aluminium tealight cups). Re- You can take any electrical waste that is unusable for cycled metal significantly saves material circulation, such as appliances, metal, glass packaging, paper and card- natural resources and is used to dirty cardboard and plastic board, as well as any hazar- make new packaging, shovels and packaging, textiles, plastic dous household waste, to bicycle frames, for example. items and glass dishes. Mixed them, free of charge. Photo: waste is turned into heat and Pirkanmaan Jätehuolto / electricity at Tammervoima’s waste- Janne Viinanen. to-energy plant. Glass packaging Packaging glass can be melted and reused endlessly without its quality being impaired as long as it is not mixed Biodegradable with glass dishes or other items waste not allowed in glass collection Most biodegradable waste can bins. Packaging glass collection be disposed of in a biowaste bins are only intended for glass bin. Keep in mind that animal bottles and jars. The collected waste, diapers, dust bags Recyclable waste becomes raw material for new products glass is transported by ship to and cigarette butts should go glass processing plants in England to the mixed waste bin. At the and the Netherlands and utilised as material moment, biodegradable waste is in glass packaging. composted into soil, but plans are in place to start using it to manufacture low-emission fuel and fertilisers in the next few years. Plastic Sorting is worth it! packaging Check your nearest collection point for plastic packaging at kierra- Paper tys.info. Note that you are only You can dispose of all paper that you n Waste management has taken great stri- The waste bin is no place for usable Any wrong materials hinder the recycling intended for daily household waste, as lar- allowed to bring clean and receive in your mailbox or through des in only a few decades. There is no actual items. Clean and dry textiles are accepted process of both glass and other recyclable ge items fill them up too quickly. The waste dry plastic packaging and no the mail slot in a paper collection waste anymore; instead, we have raw mate- at textile recycling workshop Nextiili in Ne- waste and may at worst prevent the entire management costs affecting the rents will other plastic. The packaging is bin, in addition to books, though rial that is recycled to make new products kala (nextiili.fi, website in Finnish). Nextiili batch of waste from being recycled. increase if the waste truck has to come and utilised in as material you need to remove any hard and generate energy. In Pirkanmaa, no less also accepts torn clothes and household tex- If your own building does not have bins empty the bins or pick up waste items more for plastic bags, drainpipes, flower covers first. Do not put any than 97 per cent of all waste is recycled, and tiles, but not rugs. for metal and glass packaging, you can take frequently than scheduled. pots and buckets, for example. Dirty wet or dirty paper, wallpaper, no trash bags are ever taken to a landfill. Furniture, children’s supplies and sports this type of waste to recycling points. Check Most waste is accepted free of charge at plastic packaging, PVC plastic packaging (03) and all plastic other than packaging (such as toys, kitchen gift wrapping paper or brown With households sorting their own waste, equipment that are in good condition can the location of the nearest recycling point at the waste stations of and Teisko (a tools, buckets) belong in the mixed waste bin. They are paper bags in a paper collection bin. recyclable materials can be recovered mo- be offered to recycling centres (pirkanmaan- kierratys.info. The same website also pro- waste station is also being built in ), utilised in energy production in . Recycled paper is used to make paper for re efficiently. This is becoming increasingly kierratys.fi, website in Finnish). vides sorting instructions, which you can as well as the waste centres of Koukkujärvi newspapers and tissue paper. important due to the rapid decline in the find by clicking the ‘i’ symbol next to each and Tarastenjärvi. You can take any electri- amount of natural resources available. The- Glass dishes are not allowed type of waste. cal appliances, metal, glass packaging, pa- re is no sense in loading the environment by in glass collection bins per and cardboard, as well as any hazardous Hazardous waste extracting new metal when we can recycle Where can you take large household waste, to them, free of charge. Substances that are hazardous to the Cardboard existing raw material into new products. Even though the sorting of recyclable was- waste items? Also remember the truck duo environment or health are treated te is easy, you should still read through the Repe&Romu that makes rounds in your Cardboard collection bins are separately from other waste. intended for cardboard boxes, Recycling undamaged goods instructions with care. Tenants must take their broken furniture neighbourhood. See the trucks’ schedule Places that collect hazardous rinsed milk and juice cartons, For example, only glass packaging, i.e. and mattresses, junk bicycles, large waste at the website of Tampere Regional Solid waste accept substances such as egg cartons and paper bags of However, the most important thing is ma- clean glass bottles and jars, are allowed in loads resulting from moving, as well as ot- Waste Management (pjhoy.fi) and take any vehicle fluids, solvents, paints, all colours, among other things. king sensible purchase choices and avoiding a glass collection bin. This means that you her large waste items, to a waste station or hazardous waste, metal and old electrical adhesives and varnishes, prefe- Flatten the packaging so that unnecessary consumption. The environ- should not put any glass dishes, ceramics or waste centre. If necessary, you can contact appliances for the trucks to pick up, free of rably in their own packaging. Take more of it can be transported at ment benefits and waste is reduced when mirror glass in a glass collection bin because Tampere Regional Solid Waste Management charge. any unused medicine to a pharmacy once, which also reduces emissions. you pass up any disposable products, buy the collected glass is recycled into new glass and hire the Repsikka waste transport ser- and any batteries to a store. For more Cardboard is used as a material for toilet sustainable products and fix any broken packaging, and other glass products are not vice for a fee. detailed instructions, please visit: vaarallinenjate.fi paper and paper towel rolls. ones whenever possible. suitable for this purpose. The waste bins in your own yard are only (website in Finnish).

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