With Christmas nearly upon us, Island residents are being urged to check recycling and waste collection days for the festive period.
A number of changes will be taking place between Monday 25th December and Sunday 7th January, with all recycling and waste collections set to return to normal from Monday 8th January 2018.
Remember to set out your Wheeled Bins/Gull Sacks and food waste by 07:00 on the correct day of your collection or they will not be collected.
If your collection is:
• Monday 25th Dec, it will be collected on Wednesday 27th Dec
• Tuesday 26th Dec, it will be collected on Thursday 28th Dec
• Wednesday 27th Dec, it will be collected on Friday 29th Dec
• Thursday 28th Dec, it will be collected on Saturday 30th Dec
• Friday 29th Dec, it will be collected on Sunday 31st Dec
• Monday 1st Jan, it will be collected on Tuesday 2nd Jan
• Tuesday 2nd Jan, it will be collected on Wednesday 3rd Jan
• Wednesday 3rd Jan, it will be collected on Thursday 4th Jan
• Thursday 4th Jan, it will be collected on Friday 5th Jan
• Friday 5th Jan, it will be collected on Saturday 6th Jan
Household Waste & Recycling Centres
Lynnbottom HWRC and Afton Marsh HWRC will be closed on Christmas Day but will remain open as normal throughout the rest of the festive period, including New Year’s Day.
Lynnbottom HWRC is open 7 days a week, while Afton Marsh opens Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays. Opening hours at both sites are between 10:00 and 18:00, apart from the Christmas Day closure.
What do I do with…?
Polystyrene packaging
The council, in partnership with Amey, will collect excess polystyrene from households on general (black bin/sack) waste collection days from Monday 20th December until 19th January 2018.
If you have excess polystyrene packaging 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 19th January 2018, remember polystyrene is not currently recyclable and 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.
Paper/Christmas cards
Paper based wrapping paper/ cards (without glitter) can be recycled in the paper/ card insert of your green recycling bin or the blue gull proof sack.
Any extra can be placed in a clear or white bag to the side of the bin or gull-proof sack.
Foil based wrapping paper cannot be recycled and should be placed in your black bin or black gull proof sack.
Cardboard
Cardboard can be recycled so can be bundled to the side of your recycling bin or blue gull-sack.
Unwanted toys/ bicycles
These can be taken to Lynnbottom or Afton Marsh HWRC’s and can be donated for re-use.
Foil
Clean foil and trays can be recycled
Non-recyclable excess side waste will NOT be collected and should be stored until your next black bin or black gull proof sack collection date, or can be taken to Lynnbottom or Afton Marsh HWRC’s.
For more information about recycling and waste, visit www.iwight.com/waste.
