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St Andrew bin collection days

St Andrew is Guernsey’s only landlocked parish, in the centre of the island, and the whole parish has one collection night: Thursday. Refuse and recycling go out on Thursday evening by a quarter to ten, with the materials alternating weekly between clear bags with black bags and blue bags with glass. Food caddies go out every week.

Last checked against 3 sources (www.standrews.org.gg, www.gov.gg).

What goes in each bin

Black bag general refuse with a pay-as-you-throw sticker · General waste

Bag · Every two weeks

Yes please

  • General rubbish in a black bag, or any other suitable waste bag, with a pay-as-you-throw sticker on each bag

Not in this one

  • Blue or clear recycling bags used for rubbish: they will not be collected
  • Bags without the correct payment sticker
  • Recyclable materials that belong in the clear, blue or glass bags

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

Food waste caddy, every week · Food waste

Caddy · Every week

Yes please

  • Food waste in the sealable kerbside caddy provided

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

Clear bag for paper and cardboard · Paper and card

Bag · Every two weeks

Yes please

  • Paper and cardboard

Not in this one

  • Chip papers, takeaway pizza boxes and anything else soiled with food

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

Blue bag for tins, cans, plastics and cartons · Mixed recycling

Bag · Every two weeks

Yes please

  • Tins and cans, plastic bottles, pots, tubs and trays, foil, and milk and juice cartons

Not in this one

  • Carrier bags, bread bags, crisp packets and other plastic film
  • Black plastic, for which there is no recycling market

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

Reusable 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 St Andrew’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.standrews.org.gg(opens in a new tab)

Set your own bin day

These dates are the ones you enter. BinWeek does not get them from St Andrew. Check them on the council’s site (opens in a new tab) (www.standrews.org.gg).

Black bag general refuse 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, every week · Food waste

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

Clear bag 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 bag for tins, cans, plastics 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.

Reusable 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 St Andrew
BinCollected
Black bag general refuse with a pay-as-you-throw sticker · General wasteEvery two weeks
Food waste caddy, every week · Food wasteEvery week
Clear bag for paper and cardboard · Paper and cardEvery two weeks
Blue bag for tins, cans, plastics and cartons · Mixed recyclingEvery two weeks
Reusable glass bag · GlassEvery two weeks

If your bin was missed

The States of Guernsey directs missed collections to the Parish Constables. St Andrew’s Douzaine is at the Douzaine Room on Route de St Andrew, on 01481 237493, with the office open on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings.

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

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Good to know in St Andrew

  • Kerbside collection is on Thursday night across the parish. Put everything out on Thursday evening by a quarter to ten.
  • The materials alternate weekly. In the first week it is food waste, the clear bag for paper and cardboard and the black bag of general refuse. In the second week it is food waste, the blue bag for tins, cans, plastics, foil and cartons, and the reusable glass bag.
  • Every black bag needs a prepaid refuse charge sticker, sold at supermarkets and convenience stores. There is no restriction on the number of black bags on a black bag night provided each one is stickered; recycling bags need no sticker.
  • Two charges sit behind the service: the Waste Authority’s annual fixed charge, invoiced to householders in February, and the parish’s own charge for the cost of collections, which is considered at the Parish Meeting in the spring.
  • Pyrex and drinking glasses do not go in the glass bag; they can be taken to the Household Waste and Recycling Centre at Longue Hougue.

Bin questions in St Andrew

What night is bin night in St Andrew?

Thursday night for the whole parish. Put refuse and recycling out on Thursday evening by a quarter to ten.

Which bags go out each week in St Andrew?

Week one: food waste, clear bag and black bag. Week two: food waste, blue bag and glass bag. Food waste goes out every week.

Do I need a sticker on recycling bags in St Andrew?

No. Stickers are only required on black bags, one on every bag, and there is no limit on stickered bags.

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