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Update 6 January 2012

The new collection and recycling service commences on Monday 30th January. The Council has provided information about this in the County Press , Beacon, One Island magazine and Isle of Wight Radio. A further letter of information will be arriving from the Council THIS MONTH. This will contain details of what can be recycled and a collection calendar.

If you have not seen any information please contact the Council on 01983 823777

Your wheelie bin or recycling bags will also  be delivered this month .

Plasterboard and Asbestos disposal please read below  

Low Energy Light bulbs

We have had a few calls asking where these can be disposed of.

Essentially a low energy bulb is a fluorescent light . There is a facility for collecting and recycling fluorescent lights at the main Civic Amenity Site - Lynnbottom (near Robin Hill).

 Isle of Wight Compost

Its getting to that time when we are all getting back into the garden or allotment . Isle of Wight compost is an excellent product for digging in to give your soil extra nutrients and organic matter.

A 1 cubic metre builders bag is £38 - including delivery - phone 01983 200912 for details or to order.  

Civic Amenity Sites

Please note you cannot take plasterboard or asbestos to these sites   please read the notes below headed :

 'Domestic Asbestos and Plasterboard'

 Lynbottom Civic Amenity site is open 7 days /week 7am - 7pm

During peak times at week ends this site can become very busy and sometimes you will experience a considerable wait. In order to avoid this you might consider using the site during the week or later in the day.

Afton Civic Amenity site is open Saturday and Sunday 9.30 to 4.30 .

Forest Road Civic Amenity site is open Saturday and Sunday 9.30 to 4.30. Please note that we do not accept cars with trailers or large vans e.g transits at this site- please use the main Lynnbottom site

Domestic  Plasterboard

Domestic Plasterboard  can be taken to the Forest Road site Monday to Friday 0830- 1130 and 1500-1630. We cannot accept plasterboard that has artex or tiles attached.

Domestic Asbestos

If you have asbestos to dispose of from your house the first thing you need to do is to phone the Isle of Wight Council 01983 823777  and obtain a permit . Once you have done this and followed the instructions given with this permit the asbestos  can be taken to the Forest Road site Monday to Wednesday - the same times as for plasterboard above .

 Contact us

If you wish to contact us please phone 01983 821234 . The office is open Mon- Fri 9am to 5pm. Thank you .

Questionnaire

We know that visitors to the Island are impressed with the standard of cleanliness of our Garden Isle, but we would also like the views of Island Residents.
If you live on the island please take a moment to complete this form.

Terms and Conditions for One Island Questionnaire (Issue 24 October 2009) 
Island Waste Services employees and persons related to them are not entitled to enter the prize draw.  The winner will be chosen at random and notified on the day following the stated closing date.