Bring Banks To Close By May

Friday, 14 April 2023 11:40

The three remaining public recycling sites will close, saving Guernsey Waste around £100,000 a year.

Bring banks, or recycling sites, have been around for more than a decade, but when the kerbside scheme was introduced in 2014, Guernsey Waste has gradually removed them from a number of coastal and inland locations.

The remaining sites, at La Salerie, the Longfrie Inn and Waitrose in the Rohais, have seen a decline in use since they were closed during the pandemic.

Guernsey Waste says a survey shows between 2% and 3% of people use the bring banks exclusively to get rid of their household recyclables.

However, it's noticed that some companies are using them, illegally.

Sarah Robinson from Guernsey Waste says the remaining bring banks are costly to run:

"We won't need to service the sites anymore, both in terms of the vehicles going to the sites to empty them and the capital costs of the bins themselves. A lot are in a very poor state and would require replacing in the very near future, and there's a cost to that."

However, she confirms the charity textile banks at these sites, and at other locations, will stay.

Sarah says everything can now be recycled by leaving the clear, blue and glass bags at the kerbside:

"The scheme is accessible to absolutely every household on the island. The Longue Hougue site is extremely popular and islanders can take anything that goes to kerbside, like blue bags, clear bags, bulky cardboard and glass, it's all accepted at Longue Hougue."