The Isle of Wight Council has confirmed that there will be no day changes or alterations to the household waste and recycling collection service this Christmas.
With Christmas and Boxing Day falling on a weekend, the weekday collection of rubbish from households across the Isle of Wight is unaffected in 2021. Although Monday 27th and Tuesday 28th December are bank holidays in lieu, the Council’s contractor Amey already work on normal bank holidays.
Both Lynnbottom and Afton Marsh Household Waste and Recycling Centres will be closed on Christmas Day; other than this normal opening hours apply. The controversial booking system remains in place.
Households are being reminded to set out wheeled bins/gull-proof sacks and food waste by 07:00 on the correct day of collection or they will not be collected.
The bulky waste and free re-use collection service will also be available on weekdays as normal over the festive period.
Between Monday 20th December and Friday 14th January, you can leave out extra polystyrene to the side of your black bin or black gull sack for collection, provided it is in clear or white sacks and contains no other items. Any excess black sacks will not be collected.
Polystyrene collection
If you have extra polystyrene packaging that won’t fit in your black bin or sack, just place it within a clear or white plastic bag next to your black bin/black gull sack on your collection day.
It must be in a clear or white sack so that the collection crews can easily identify it. The clear bag must only contain polystyrene or it won’t be collected. Any excess general waste or black sacks left to the side of your bin or gull sack will not be collected.
After 14th January, remember that as polysterene is not currently recyclable it must be placed in your black bin/black gull sack or taken to Lynnbottom or Afton Marsh Household Waste Recycling Centre and placed in the general rubbish skip.
Cardboard waste
If you have lots of cardboard waste, bundle up and place it separately to the side of your recycling bin/sack on your recycling week collection
Real Christmas tree collection
If you have an active Garden Waste Subscription you can also dispose of real Christmas trees as part of the service. The tree should be clear of all decorations and pots and can be left to the side of your garden bin on your collection day between Monday 3rd January and Friday 14th January.
