Cardboard:
Blue Route:
Used Stamps:
Old Postcards:
Greetings Cards:
Glass:
- Drinks bottles, jam and coffee jars: most States Amenity Sites.
- Plate glass, Greenhouse glass: The Recycling Depot, Bulwer Avenue only, Tel: 249251
Clothing:
Good quality only:
Clothing, Pairs of Shoes, Handbags, All Textiles:
For recycling in the UK:
Sheets, Old Blankets, Towels:
For oiled birds:
Sheets and Blankets:
Wool:
Oddments for residents of Old People's Homes to use:
Scrap Metal:
Bibles for Africa:
- Bibles, New Testaments and Christian books: George Torode, Tel: 251766.
Bric-a-Brac:
Handbags, hats, jewellery, records, shoes (adults only), sports gear, tape cassettes, videos, CDs:
Chemicals:
Growers, Gardeners, Other: For disposal and advice contact the Health and Safety Executive Technical Officer, Tel: 235741. Unauthorised disposal can be dangerous. Leaflet available.
China, Glass, Toys:
Computers:
Furniture and Household Goods:
Items for Playschemes:
- Youth Officer, Dave Le Feuvre, Tel 715363.
Laser and Inkjet Cartridges (Used):
Reconditioned Printer Cartridges:
BigFish (formerly Ribbon Revival), Caslon Court, Pitronnerie Road, St Peter Port, Tel: 729552.
Marine Items:
Charts, boats, rope, anything for local Sea Cadet Corps. Tel: Tony Browning, 714334.
Medical aids:
Backrests, commodes, wheelchairs, walking aids, sticks etc are kept for other Charities and for loan when needs arise.
- St John Ambulance Shop, Rohais, St Peter Port, Tel 729268.
Mobile Phones:
- St John Ambulance Voluntary, Training Hall;
- for Oxfam, Wave Telecom Shop, 38 Commercial Arcade.
Phone Cards:
Pet Food, Surplus Sand Eels or Fish, Vegetables for Rabbits etc:
Putrescible Waste Recycling:
Compost material: Gardener/Grower, domestic garden waste free of charge -
Chouet Headland, Vale,
Monday - Friday 7 a.m. - 1 p.m.,
Saturday 7 a.m. - 10 a.m.
Refuse Disposal:
Mont Cuet Quarry, Chouet, Vale, for general refuse, £1 for 3 bags, further bags £1 each; Free skips for cardboard and metal.
Monday - Friday 7 a.m. - 4 p.m.,
Saturday 7 a.m. - 10 a.m.
Longue Hougue Reclamation Site, Bulwer Avenue, for inert material -
Monday - Friday 7.30 a.m. - 4.45 p.m.,
Saturday 7 a.m. - 10 a.m.
Bulk Refuse Free Removal Service:
See States Bulk Refuse form in each Monday's Guernsey Press.
Garden Refuse:
Can usually be composted and used to improve soil structure.
Glasshouse Demolition:
- also demolished building timber collected free.
- Portinfer Timber Yard, Tel. 254118.
Sewing Machines:
For the Third World, Guernsey Conservation Society, Tel: 247582.
Spectacles:
For the Third World,
- Some Opticians;
- Guernsey Blind Association, Four Cabot, Rue de la Boullerie, St Andrews,
Tuesdays and Thursdays 10 a.m. - 11 a.m., Tel: 236933.
- Lions Club of Guernsey, Take to Armour, 27 Le Pollet, or Shoestring, Le Pollet and the Bridge.
Tablets, Medicines:
Small quantities - flush down WC. For bulk disposal or if in doubt, consult your doctor's surgery or pharmacy. Some dangerous medicines are incinerated at PEH, for this consult the PEH Pharmacy.
Tool Bank Depot for Work Aid:
Selected tools of good quality only, Guernsey Conservation Society, Richard Collas Tel. 247582 or William Audoire Tel. 253374 for leaflet.
Tyres:
- Most tyre companies take old car tyres free of charge when a replacement is supplied.
Target Ltd, Pitronnerie Road, St Peter Port, will take other car tyres for a £2.00 charge - max. 6.
Commercial quantities of all types (chargeable): Tony Cullington, Tel: 07781 126250.
Used Engine Oils, Catering Oil, and Car Batteries:
- By arrangement with St Peter Port Services, Tel: 716580.
- Admiral Park (by multi-storey car park)(tins, drink cans, bottles, jars)
- Airport North Car Park (paper, textiles, tins, drink cans, bottles,
jars, cardboard)
- Alliance Cash & Carry (drink cans, glass bottles & jars, paper)
- Beau Sejour Centre (paper, glass, drinks cans)
- The Bowl (tins, drink cans, bottles, jars)
- Bordeaux (tins, drink cans, bottles, jars, paper)
- Bucktrouts, First Tower Lane (paper, textiles, tins, drink cans, bottles,
jars)
- Bulwer Avenue (tins, drink cans, bottles, jars, paper)
- Checkers Express, L'Islet (tins, drink cans, bottles, jars)
- Cobo Village, adjacent to the pumping station (paper, textiles, tins,
drink cans, bottles, jars, cardboard)
- Crabby Jacks (bottles and jars only)
- Forest Stores (paper, tins, drink cans, bottles, jars)
- Frossard House (paper only)
- Grandes Rocques (tins, drink cans, bottles, jars)
- Hampshire Lodge Hotel (tins, drink cans, bottles, jars)
- Landes du Marche Garage (tins, drink cans, bottles, jars)
- Le Riches Stores, St Martin’s (paper, textiles, tins, drink cans, bottles,
jars, cardboard)
- Les Buttes, Torteval (paper, tins, drink cans, bottles, jars)
- Les Cordiers, St Peter Port (bottles and jars only)
- Les Rocquettes, St Peter Port (bottles and jars only)
- L'Ancresse (tins, drink cans, bottles, jars, paper, cardboard)
- L'Eree (tins, drink cans, bottles, jars, textiles, paper, cardboard)
- L'Islet Common (textiles)
- North Beach (tins, drink cans, bottles, jars)
- Pembroke Bay Carpark (tins, drink cans, bottles, jars, textiles)
- Perelle Garage (tins, drink cans, bottles, jars)
- Pony Inn (tins, drink cans, bottles, jars)
- Princess Elizabeth Hospital (tins, drink cans, bottles, jars, paper)
,li>Prison (paper only)
- Raymond Falla House (paper only)
- Rockmount Hotel (tins, drink cans, bottles, jars)
- Safeways (paper, textiles, tins, drink cans, bottles, jars, cardboard)
- Salarie Corner (paper, cardboard, textiles & clothing for recycling,
tins, drink cans, bottles, jars)
- Saumarez Park (tins, drink cans, bottles, jars)
- St Martin's Grande Marche (tins, drink cans, bottles, jars, textiles,
paper)
- St Peter's Post Office (tins, drink cans, bottles, jars)
- St Sampson's Clock Tower (paper, tins, drink cans, bottles, jars)
- Vazon (paper, textiles, tins, drink cans, bottles, jars, cardboard)
- Vale Douzaine Room (paper, textiles only)
- Venture Inn (tins, drink cans, bottles, jars)
- Wine & Beer Importers (tins, drink cans, bottles, jars)
For more details on locations and States Amenity Sites:
States of Guernsey Recyling Info
RECYCLED ITEMS AVAILABLE
Dice-a-Bed - From recycled unused newsprint, paper bedding for all animals, Mayside Reclamation.
Recycled Timber - Portinfer Timber Yard, Tel. 254118.
- Action Aid, Dr. G. Allen, Tel: 716837.
- Animal Shelter, (G.S.P.C.A.), Les Fiers Moutons, St Andrews, Tel: 257261.
- Channel Islands Air Search, c/o Mr D. Hugo, Flat 22A, Le Pollet, St Peter Port, Tel: 730994.
- Guernsey Lifeboat Guild; Mrs C. Allen, Tel: 720414.
- Guernsey Recycling, off Bulwer Avenue, St Sampson, during working hours:
Monday - Thursday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.,
Friday 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.,
Saturday 8 a.m. - 12 noon. Tel: 245402.
- Guernsey Welfare Services, Meat Market, St Peter Port -
Monday - Friday except Thursdays 9 a.m. - 12 noon, Tel: 722732.
- Junior G.S.P.C.A., c/o Mr D. Hugo, Flat 22A, Le Pollet, St Peter Port, Tel: 730994.
- League of Friends, Princess Elizabeth Hospital, Porters Lodge.
- Les Bourgs Hospice Charity Store, Mont Arrive, St Peter Port -
Monday - Saturday 9.30 a.m. - 3.30 p.m., Tel: 700826.
- Mayside Reclamation, Leale’s Yard, St Sampson, Tel: 247599.
- Oxfam Shop, top of Smith Street, St Peter Port -
Monday - Friday 9 a.m. - 4.30 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Tel: 728525.
- Red Cross, Rohais, St Peter Port -
Shop open Tuesday - Saturday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., (goods received before 3 p.m.) Tel: 723088.
- Salvation Army Community Shop, Nocq Road, The Bridge, St Sampsons -
Monday - Friday 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. - 12 noon, Tel: 200217.
- St John Care in the Community Library Service -
Tuesdays 1 p.m. - 4.30 p.m., Answerphone: 730895.
- The Ron Short Centre, Beau Sejour, St Peter Port, Tel: 724333.
- Romania Aid Appeal - Stuart Wilson, Tel: 256604.
- Guernsey Special Gym Club - Sharon Harvey, Tel: 266979.
FOR RECYCLING LEAFLET ADDITIONS AND LEAFLET ORDERS:
- Guernsey Conservation Society, Richard Collas, Tel: 247582.
Copies of the Recycling Leaflet are available from:
- The Guille-Alles Library;
- Hansa Wholefoods;
- Citizen's Advice Bureau, Bridge Avenue, St Sampson, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 9.30 a.m. - 4 p.m., Tuesday, Friday 9.30 a.m. - 12.30 p.m., Tel: 242266;
- The Body Shop;
- Cornucopia, Les Grippios, Vale.
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