Changes to recycling services due to coronavirus
The Household Reuse and Recycling Centre, Household Green Waste Reception and the Island wide network of bring banks (mini recycling centres) are open. Visit the site information pages for more details, including reduced opening hours.
Glass is collected every month along with paper, cardboard, plastic bottles and cans. Glass should be put it into a separate wheeled glass bin, which should be left outside your house for collection. There are no additional recycling points for glass in St Mary.
Household recycling collection
St Mary runs a household recycling collection scheme which collects the following materials on a monthly basis.
St Mary household recycling collection information 2021
Type of
recyclable
material | Items that can be included | Items that can't be included |
|---|
| Metal packaging | Aerosol cans (lids removed)
Aluminium drinks cans
Steel food tins
Foil / foil trays
Metal lids | |
| Paper and cardboard (mixed) | Newspapers
Magazines
Catalogues
Envelopes
Sheet paper
Greeting cards (not musical)
Wrapping paper (sticky tape removed)
Card food packaging and boxes
Larger cardboard boxes, cut into pieces | Telephone directories
Plastic wrapping
Milk / juice cartons
Polystyrene |
| Plastic bottles | Drink bottles
Detergent bottles
Cosmetic bottles
| Plastic pots, tubs and trays
Other plastic packaging
|
Recycling collection dates for paper and cardboard, plastic bottles, metal packaging and glass
The recycling collection dates for paper and cardboard, plastic bottles, metal packaging and glass for 2021:
- 14 January
- 11 February
- 11 March
- 8 April
- 13 May
- 10 June
- 8 July
- 12 August
- 9 September
- 14 October
- 11 November
- 9 December
Other recycling points in St Mary
All items which are collected from your house or delivered to the recycling points should be:
- clean (cans, plastic bottles, textiles)
- empty (cans,plastic bottles)
Do not leave items that do we not collect for recycling at the bring banks such as glass and cardboard.
| Location of recycling point | Type of
recyclable
material | Items that can be taken there | Items that can't be taken there |
|---|
Community centre car park | Batteries | Household batteries (ie AA and AAA)
Button cell/watch batteries
Mobile phone batteries | Car batteries |
| Metal packaging | Aerosol cans (lids removed)
Aluminium drinks cans
Steel food tins
Foil / foil trays
Metal lids | |
| Paper | Newspapers
Magazines
Catalogues
Envelopes
Sheet paper
Greeting cards (not musical)
Wrapping paper (sticky tape removed) | Telephone directories
Plastic wrapping
Cardboard
Milk / juice cartons |
| Plastic bottles | Drink bottles
Detergent bottles
Cosmetic bottles | Plastic pots, tubs and trays
Other plastic packaging |
| Textiles | Clothes
Towels
Bedding
Shoes (in pairs) | |
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