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St Peter Port bin collection days

St Peter Port is Guernsey’s capital and its Constables arrange the kerbside collections, which account for more than half of a household’s annual parish rates and are billed separately. Food waste is collected every week; the clear bag, blue bag, residual black bag and glass bag are collected every other week on an alternating pattern set out in the parish’s 2026 calendar.

Last checked against 3 sources (stpeterport.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: stpeterport.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 Peter Port’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 stpeterport.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 Peter Port. Check them on the council’s site (opens in a new tab) (stpeterport.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 Peter Port
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

Email the parish office if your waste has not been collected. For queries, or if you are unsure of the collection days for your area, ring the Constables’ Office on 720014. The States of Guernsey’s bin night page also directs missed collections to the Parish Constables.

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

Your nearest tip

Good to know in St Peter Port

  • The 2026 Kerbside Collection Calendar on the parish website shows which bags go out each week. Food waste goes out every week; blue bag, clear bag, residual waste and glass are each collected every other week. Your collection night itself comes from the States of Guernsey’s My Bin Night search.
  • Bags go out no earlier than the night before collection and only on your collection day. The parish warns that bags left out at other times are torn open by cats and gulls, which attracts rats, and that the contractor will not take broken sacks or clear up spills; re-bagging is the householder’s job.
  • Plastic bin liners, carrier bags and cardboard boxes are not approved containers and are not collected. Dustbins must be safe to handle, sacks strong enough for their contents, and nothing heavier than one person can lift to shoulder height.
  • Cardboard should be bagged in clear recycling bags; larger pieces that will not bag go to the Household Waste and Recycling Centre at Longue Hougue. Green waste is for home composting or the household green waste site at Chouet.
  • When a road is closed, take sacks to whichever end of the road is nearest your property, or ring the office for advice. Bank holiday changes are posted on the parish website and its social media.
  • The parish points out that putting rubbish on the public highway other than at a normal collection time is an offence, and that offenders are reported to the Police.

Bin questions in St Peter Port

How often are bins collected in St Peter Port?

Food waste every week. Blue bag, clear bag, residual black bag and glass are every other week, on the alternating pattern in the parish’s 2026 kerbside calendar.

What containers can I use in St Peter Port?

Proper sacks or safe dustbins. Plastic bin liners, carrier bags and cardboard boxes are not approved and will not be collected, and cardboard goes in clear recycling bags.

Who do I tell about a missed collection in St Peter Port?

The parish office, by email, or ring the Constables’ Office on 720014 with any query about your collection days.

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