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St Sampson bin collection days

St Sampson, Guernsey’s second town in the north-east of the island, has its kerbside collections arranged by the St Sampson Douzaine. Its refuse page points residents to the States of Guernsey’s My Bin Calendar for their night and bag week, sets a window of eight in the evening to 10.30pm for putting bags out, and explains how Guernsey Waste polices bags that are set out wrongly.

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

What goes in each bin

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

Bag · Varies by area, so check your address

Yes please

  • Non-recyclable household waste, bagged and tied, each bag carrying the prepaid refuse sticker for its size

Not in this one

  • A blue or clear recycling bag filled with general rubbish
  • An unstickered bag, which the contractor leaves with an explanatory label
  • Food waste, which has its own weekly caddy

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

Food waste caddy, every week · Food waste

Caddy · Every week

Yes please

  • All food waste, in the lidded caddy the States provides

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

  • Cardboard boxes, newspapers, magazines and other clean paper

Not in this one

  • Paper or card contaminated 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

  • Food tins and drinks cans, foil, plastic bottles, pots, tubs and trays, and drinks cartons

Not in this one

  • Thin or flimsy plastics such as film and carrier bags
  • Black plastic packaging

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

Reusable glass bag · Glass

Bag · Every two weeks

Yes please

  • Glass bottles and jars, whatever the colour

Not in this one

  • Pyrex and drinking glasses

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

Check your bin day

Use St Sampson’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.stsampson.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 Sampson. Check them on the council’s site (opens in a new tab) (www.gov.gg).

Black bag general refuse with a pay-as-you-throw sticker · General waste
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 Sampson
BinCollected
Black bag general refuse with a pay-as-you-throw sticker · General wasteVaries by area, so check your address
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

Genuine missed collections, where bags were set out on the correct night with the correct payment sticker and have not been labelled with a red sticker by the contractor, are handled by the parish. The St Sampson Douzaine is on 01481 244130; the States of Guernsey’s bin night page likewise directs missed collections to the Parish Constables.

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

Your nearest tip

Good to know in St Sampson

  • Your collection night and the materials due each week come from the States of Guernsey’s My Bin Calendar: enter your house name or postcode and pick your address. There is no limit on the number of recycling bags or stickered black bags you can leave out.
  • Bags should go out from eight in the evening and before 10.30pm on the evening before collection, so that cats, dogs and gulls do not get at them. Garden waste and appliances are not covered by the refuse rates and should not be put out.
  • Guernsey Waste holds enforcement powers delegated by the parishes for non-compliant set-outs: waste put out on the wrong night, without a pay-as-you-throw sticker, or with the wrong sticker for the size of bag. Non-compliant bags at a recognised set-out point are Guernsey Waste’s concern; anything else is fly-tipping or littering, which it does not clear or investigate.
  • The parish page explains that dumped black bags count as fly-tipping and that clearing them falls on the landowner, with Environmental Health or the Police investigating only where there is evidence such as a witness or CCTV.
  • Recycling bags and caddy liners are free from most supermarkets, and payment stickers are sold in packs of four through Guernsey Post and Manor Farm Foods.

Bin questions in St Sampson

How do I find my bin night in St Sampson?

Use the States of Guernsey’s My Bin Calendar, linked from the parish refuse page: enter your house name or postcode and select your address to see your night and which bags are due.

What time should bags go out in St Sampson?

From eight in the evening and before 10.30pm on the evening before collection.

Is there a limit on bags in St Sampson?

No. An unlimited number of recycling bags and black bags may be left out, as long as every black bag has its sticker.

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