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Slight Change To Rubbish And Recycling Collections Over Christmas

Recycling, waste and garden subscription collections on the Isle of Wight are changing for one week over Christmas, due to Boxing Day falling on a Monday.

This will mean that all waste, recycling and garden waste collections for the week beginning Monday 26 December will run one day later than usual.    

Usually collected 

Will be collected on 

Monday 26 December (Bank Holiday) 

Tuesday 27 December (Bank Holiday) 

Tuesday 27 December (Bank Holiday) 

Wednesday 28 December 

Wednesday 28 December  

Thursday 29 December 

Thursday 29 December 

Friday 30 December  

Friday 30 December  

Saturday 31 December  

Collections will be back to normal from Monday January 2, 2023. 

In addition, no bulky waste or free reuse collections will be made on Monday December 26, Tuesday December 27 and Monday January 2, 2023.  

Polystyrene collection

the council is reminding residents that it will collect excess polystyrene from households on general (black bin/sack) waste collection days from Monday December 19, 2022 until Friday January 13, 2023.

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 hold 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 January 13, remember that as polystyrene 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, please bundle up and place it separately to the side of your recycling bin/sack on your recycling week collection.

Batteries 

  • Batteries must always be removed from electrical items before being collected. 

  • Place your spent household batteries safely and separately in their own clear sandwich sized bag. 

  • Leave the clear bag holding the batteries on top (not inside) of your general waste (black bins/black gull-proof sacks) on your general waste collection week. 

Batteries thrown into ordinary bins/sacks, household waste or with other recycling are dangerous.

Large batteries such as laptop/phone/power tool batteries and car batteries or items where the batteries cannot be removed should be taken to your nearest Household Waste Recycling Centre.

Household Waste and Recycling Centres (HWRCs)

Lynnbottom and Afton Marsh Household Waste and Recycling Centres will be closed on Christmas Day. Other than this, normal opening hours apply.

Book your tip trip by visiting the Isle of Wight Council’s website or by calling (01983) 823777. 

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