The Domestic Waste Recycling Facility at Longue Hougue

June 1st, 2010 by Richard Lord

The Longue Hougue domestic waste recycling facility is accessed by the road on the right side of Bulwer Avenue when heading north to St. Sampson.

Heading north along Bulwer Avenue, the entrance on the right to the Longue Hougue waste recycling facility

The Longue Hougue waste recycling facility is available for domestic recycling only.  No commercial waste is accepted at this facility.  The facility is open from Monday to Friday from 7.30 am to 4 pm and on weekends from 8.00 am to 5.00 pm between 1 April and 31 October 2010.  For more information on opening hours call 520546 or mobile 07781 121164.

The following items can be brought to the Longue Hougue waste recycling facility:

Bicycles

Bicycles brought here can be collected by householders for refurbishment. The person who collects any item from the site must sign a disclaimer form.

White goods such as kitchen appliances (fridges, cookers, washing machines, freezers etc.)

Kitchen appliances at the Longue Hougue waste recycling facility

Pots and pans

Pots and pans available for scavening or recycling at the Longue Hougue waste recycing facility

Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE – TVs, stereos, computers etc.)

Televisions at the Longue Hougue waste recycling facility

Wooden furniture

Wooden furniture at the Longue Hougue waste recycling facility

Internal and external doors in good condition but not including PVC doors.

Good condition wooden doors (not PVC) accepted at Longue Hougue waste recycling facility

Ferrous metal (metals containing iron) and metal furniture

A skip full of ferrous metal at the Longue Hougue waste recycling facility

Lead-acid batteries

Lead-acid batteries at the Longue Hougue waste recycling facility

Household batteries

Household batteries waiting to be recycled at the Longue Hougue waste recycling facility

Compact discs, DVDs and videos

CDs and cases for scavening or recycling at the Longue Hougue waste recycling facility

Cassette tapes and video tapes available for scavenging or recycling at the Longue Hougue waste recycling facility

Printer ink cartridges

Used printer ink cartridges at the Longue Hougue waste recycling facility

Paint cans with residual paint

Paint cans at the Longue Hougue waste recycling facility

Clean, white Polystyrene (no food trays)

Clean, white Polystyrene used for packing electrical equipment and white goods

Clean wood (wood for stoves – must not include chipwood, MDF, or plywood)

In addition, the Longue Hougue facility will accept bricks, whole paving slabs, flower pots in good condition, dry cardboard, clothing & shoes in good condition, cooking oil and motor oil.

The following items can be left with a member of staff:  fire extinguishers, computer high towers and laptop computers, electric cable, copper and lead, knives, fluorescent tubes and low energy light bulbs, and full bottles of gas.

Download a PDF file for a full list of what can and cannot be brought to the Longue Hougue waste recycling facility from the Guernsey Public Services Department.