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Torteval bin collection days

Torteval is the smallest of Guernsey’s ten parishes, at the south-western tip of the island, and it has no website of its own: the States of Guernsey lists only an email address and the Douzaine room at Rue du Belle. Its households use the same island-wide system as everyone else, with the night and the week’s bags found through My Bin Night.

Last checked against 2 sources (www.gov.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

  • Everything that cannot go in the recycling bags, tied in a proper waste sack with a payment sticker

Not in this one

  • Recycling bags misused for rubbish
  • Bags with no sticker, or the wrong sticker for the bag size
  • Garden waste and other items the collection does not cover

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

Food waste caddy, every week · Food waste

Caddy · Every week

Yes please

  • Leftover and spoiled food, in the sealed kerbside caddy

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

  • Clean, dry paper and cardboard

Not in this one

  • Greasy or food-stained paper and card, which goes in the black bag

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

  • Metal tins and cans, aluminium foil, rigid plastic bottles, pots, tubs and trays, and milk and juice cartons

Not in this one

  • Plastic film, bread bags and crisp packets, which the sorting machinery cannot handle
  • Any black plastic

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

Reusable glass bag · Glass

Bag · Every two weeks

Yes please

  • Any colour of glass bottle or jar

Not in this one

  • Drinking glasses and Pyrex, which are accepted at the Household Waste and Recycling Centre

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

Check your bin day

Use Torteval’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.gov.gg(opens in a new tab)

Set your own bin day

These dates are the ones you enter. BinWeek does not get them from Torteval. 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 Torteval
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

Missed collections go to the Parish Constables, as the States of Guernsey’s bin night page says. The Torteval Douzaine is at Rue du Belle, on 01481 265287, with office hours on Friday afternoons and Saturday mornings.

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

Your nearest tip

Good to know in Torteval

  • Your collection night and the week’s materials are shown by the States of Guernsey’s My Bin Night search once you enter a house name or postcode and pick the address. The recycling icon at the top of gov.gg shows which colour bag is due island-wide this week.
  • Rubbish bags need the appropriate payment sticker, which can be ordered online in packs of four through Guernsey Post and Manor Farm Foods. Any proper waste bag will do, though the States suggests black for 90 litre bags and white for smaller ones so the sticker is easy to spot.
  • Blue bags take tins and cans, plastic bottles, pots, tubs and trays, foil and milk and juice cartons; clear bags take paper and cardboard; the reusable glass bag takes bottles and jars of any colour. Plastic film, carrier bags, crisp packets and black plastic stay in the rubbish because the sorting machinery cannot handle them.
  • Blue and clear bags are opened and sorted at a local facility, then baled and exported. Food waste and glass go to the Waste Transfer Station at Longue Hougue; the glass is recycled and the food waste is processed in the UK into electricity and compost.
  • The Torteval Douzaine can be reached at constables@torteval.gg or on 01481 265287. Replacement caddies and glass bags are available from Longue Hougue, the Chouet green waste site or a Parish Constables’ office.

Bin questions in Torteval

Does Torteval have its own bin collection page?

No. The States of Guernsey lists only an email address and the Douzaine room for Torteval. Use My Bin Night on gov.gg for your collection night and bags.

Where can I buy refuse stickers in Torteval?

Stickers are sold in packs of four online through Guernsey Post and Manor Farm Foods, and at supermarkets and convenience stores across the island.

Who do I ring about a missed bin in Torteval?

The Torteval Douzaine on 01481 265287, or email constables@torteval.gg. The States asks residents to contact their Parish Constables about missed collections.

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