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Castel bin collection days

The Castel is Guernsey’s largest parish, stretching across the west and centre of the island, and its refuse page sets out the island’s pay-as-you-throw system plainly: food waste is collected weekly on your bin night, and the other materials are fortnightly, alternating between glass with blue bags one week and black sacks with clear bags the next. Bags without stickers are not collected.

Last checked against 3 sources (www.castelparish.com, www.gov.gg).

What goes in each bin

Black sacks with a pay-as-you-throw sticker · General waste

Sack · Every two weeks

Yes please

  • Black plastic, thin film and crisp packets, paper or card contaminated with food, nappies, plastic bags, and plastic items not allowed in the blue bag

Not in this one

  • Bags without a pay-as-you-throw sticker, which the parish says will not be collected
  • Food waste, glass, clean paper and card, and blue-bag plastics and metals

Source: www.castelparish.com (opens in a new tab), read

Food waste caddy, weekly on your bin night · Food waste

Caddy · Every week

Yes please

  • All leftover food, including tea bags and coffee grounds, egg shells, fruit and vegetables and their peelings

Not in this one

  • Liquids such as milk, oil or liquid fat

Source: www.castelparish.com (opens in a new tab), read

Clear bags for paper and cardboard · Paper and card

Bag · Every two weeks

Yes please

  • Clean, uncontaminated cardboard, paper, magazines, envelopes and unwanted circulars

Not in this one

  • Paper or card contaminated with food, which goes in the black sack

Source: www.castelparish.com (opens in a new tab), read

Blue bags for plastics, metals and cartons · Mixed recycling

Bag · Every two weeks

Yes please

  • Milk and food cartons, tins and cans, empty aerosols, plastic tops and lids, aluminium containers and foil
  • Plastic bottles, tubs, trays and pots from food, drink, cosmetics, toiletries and cleaning products

Not in this one

  • Thin film, plastic bags, crisp packets and black plastic
  • Food and drink cartons that are not clean

Source: www.castelparish.com (opens in a new tab), read

Glass bag · Glass

Bag · Every two weeks

Yes please

  • Bottles and jars of any colour

Not in this one

  • Pyrex dishes and drinking glasses, which can go to Longue Hougue instead

Source: www.gov.gg (opens in a new tab), read

Check your bin day

Use Castel’s own page for your bin day

Guernsey collection nights come from the States of Guernsey’s My Bin Night address search, which runs in the browser and is not something BinWeek’s lookup service can query, so the page links to it and to the parish and lets you set your own bin night.

Find my bin day on www.castelparish.com(opens in a new tab)

Set your own bin day

These dates are the ones you enter. BinWeek does not get them from Castel. Check them on the council’s site (opens in a new tab) (www.castelparish.com).

Black sacks with a pay-as-you-throw sticker · General waste

The council’s pages say this is collected every two weeks. Your round may differ, so use the pattern you were given.

Food waste caddy, weekly on your bin night · Food waste

The council’s pages say this is collected every week. Your round may differ, so use the pattern you were given.

Clear bags for paper and cardboard · Paper and card

The council’s pages say this is collected every two weeks. Your round may differ, so use the pattern you were given.

Blue bags for plastics, metals and cartons · Mixed recycling

The council’s pages say this is collected every two weeks. Your round may differ, so use the pattern you were given.

Glass bag · Glass

The council’s pages say this is collected every two weeks. Your round may differ, so use the pattern you were given.

Add to calendar

A private calendar link for the pattern you entered, with an alert at 6pm the evening before. The link contains those days. BinWeek does not keep a copy, and anyone with the link can see them.

Email me the night before

You can still add these days to your calendar.

How often each bin is collected

Collection frequency by bin for Castel
BinCollected
Black sacks with a pay-as-you-throw sticker · General wasteEvery two weeks
Food waste caddy, weekly on your bin night · Food wasteEvery week
Clear bags for paper and cardboard · Paper and cardEvery two weeks
Blue bags for plastics, metals and cartons · Mixed recyclingEvery two weeks
Glass bag · GlassEvery two weeks

If your bin was missed

The Constables of Castel are on 01481 255644 at La Chambre de la Douzaine, Les Beaucamps, and the States of Guernsey’s bin night page directs missed collections to the Parish Constables. The parish posts weekly reminders on its Facebook page.

Source: www.gov.gg (opens in a new tab), read

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Good to know in Castel

  • Food waste is collected weekly on your bin night. The other household waste is fortnightly, alternating each week between glass and blue bags, and black sacks and clear bags. The parish links to the States of Guernsey’s My Bin Night tool for your night.
  • Pay-as-you-throw stickers are sold in local supermarkets and other retailers. The parish is emphatic that bags put out without stickers will not be collected.
  • The parish’s own what-goes-where list is unusually clear about black sacks: black plastic, thin film, crisp packets, food-stained paper or card, nappies, plastic bags and any plastic items not allowed in the blue bag.
  • The blue bag takes milk and food cartons, tins and cans, empty aerosols, plastic tops and lids, aluminium containers and foil, plus plastic bottles, tubs, trays and pots from food, drink, cosmetics, toiletries and cleaning products. Cartons must be clean.
  • Weekly reminders are posted on the Castel Parish Facebook page, and the parish points to gov.gg/recycling and the Recycle for Guernsey Facebook page for more.

Bin questions in Castel

How often is rubbish collected in the Castel?

Black sacks are fortnightly, in the same week as clear bags; glass and blue bags go out in the other week. Food waste is weekly on your bin night.

Will the Castel collect a bag without a sticker?

No. The parish says bags without pay-as-you-throw stickers will not be collected. Stickers are sold in local supermarkets and other retailers.

What goes in the black sack in the Castel?

Black plastic, thin film, crisp packets, food-contaminated paper or card, nappies, plastic bags and plastics not accepted in the blue bag.

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