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Civic amenity sites are for
disposing of household waste. For the location of civic
amenity sites on the Isle of Man please click the following link:
IOM Government - amenity sites
For the location of public
recycling sites and recycling banks please click the following link
https://www.gov.im/categories/home-and-neighbourhood/recycling/recycling-locations/
Commercial recycling
sites and banks:
Ask Buck Recycling
It is absolutely vital that items are correctly prepared or
they may become useless for recycling. Any contaminants may block the
machinery used or cause a fire. This can make the whole process
uneconomical or even dangerous for those involved. So do your homework
beforehand and read the notes below.
PLEASE FOLLOW THE RULES:
Wash or rinse anything that has had food, drink or liquids in. Please
do not present bottles or cans still half full of food, drink, or
shampoo for example. These pose a huge problem for the recyclers.
Separate items out as much as possbile, i.e take lids off jars, remove
plastic rings, etc. The more you can do beforehand, the more economical
the recycling process will be.
Keep broken glass visible or bagged sepately so it can easily be
identified.
Turn plastic bags inside out and remove any paper reciepts. (Small
amounts of paper can actualy cause a fire or block machinery during the
recycling process).
If you know something has been contaminated with dangerous chemicals
please seek further advice. Don't put someone else at risk.
If preparing paper for recycling, do not mix it with cardboard. Send
this separately. Make sure you remove any metal (paperclips, bulldog
clips, etc). Staples are OK.
Always remove personal data or confidential information unless you are
sending the paper to a secure shredding service such as that offered by
Doxbond.
This is to reduce the risk of identity theft.
Consult the list below and follow the instructions given for indivudual
items.
Aluminium,
tin foil & aerosols
To identify aluminium foil use the ‘scrunch test’. If a piece of foil
is scrunched up, the aluminium foil will stay that way once released, a
piece of plastic 'foil' will try and spring back to its original shape.
(For information - the following are usually plastic 'foil' and are
therefore unsuitable for recycling: coffee packets, leaf tea packets,
crisp packets, some yoghurt pot lids).
*Clean foil can be recycled by taking it to any
aluminium collection banks or put in your kerbside collection box.
See Public recycling banks
Ask Buck Recycling (Details at the top of this page under 'Commercial recycling')
will take:
- Aluminum and tin foil (clean)
- Aerosols (usually aluminium) (empty)
- Drinks cans (rinsed and crushed)
These should be placed in clear plastic bags. Buck Recycling can
collect large quantities and will also provide the clear plastic bags
to put these in.
*It is important that excess food residue and grease are removed as they may interfere with the recycling process.
Back to Top Asbestos
This is controlled by the Health and Safety executive
Contact Health and Safety at Work Directorate:
DOI
Murray House
Douglas
IM1 2SF
Tel: +44 1624 685881, +44 1624 686247
DEFA Websitelink: Asbestos
Batteries
- Household
These can be taken to any civic amenity site Tescos or any Co-Op shop.
Ask Buck Recycling (Details at the top of this page under 'Commercial recycling')
will take household batteries. Ensure they are in a clear plastic bag
and therefore easily identifiable.
Batteries
- Car
Can be taken to any civic amenity site or scrap merchant.
Books
Can be taken to charity shops, car boot sales or any civic amenity
site.
CD,
DVD's, Videos & Tapes
Can be taken to charity shops, car boot sales or any civic amenity site.
Ask Buck Recycling (Details at the top of this page under 'Commercial recycling') will take
CD's, DVD's and their cases. Ensure they are in a clear plastic bag and
therefore easily identifiable. (Video tapes and cassette tapes are not
recyclable).
Brita water filters
Can be sent back to Brita for recycling.
Cans
- aluminium
Aluminium cans are not magnetic. They are very
light and are easily crushed.
*Empty aluminium drinks cans can be recycled by
taking them to any can bank or put in your kerbside box. They are
recycled along with aluminum foil
and aerosols.
See Public recycling banks
Ask Buck Recycling (Details at the top of this page under 'Commercial recycling')
will take:
- Drinks cans (rinsed and crushed)
- Aluminum and tin foil (clean)
- Aerosols (usually aluminium) (empty)
These should be placed in clear plastic bags. Buck Recycling can
collect large quantities and will also provide the clear plastic bags
to put these in.
*It is important that the cans are empty as the presence of liquids may
interfere with the recycling process.
Cans
- Steel
Steel cans are magnetic and so easy to identify.
*Clean steel (food & pet food) cans can be
taken to any civic amenity site or put in your kerbside box.
See Public recycling banks
Ask Buck Recycling (Details at the top of this page under 'Commercial recycling') will take clean
and preferably crushed steel cans. These should be placed in
clear plastic bags. Buck Recycling can collect large quantities and
will also provide the clear plastic bags to put these in.
*It is very important that excess food residue and grease are removed
as they may interfere with the recycling process. Remove the paper
labels and add them to your household compost bin.
Cardboard
& cardboard boxes
Doxbond
or
Ask Buck Recycling (Details at the top of this page under 'Commercial recycling') will take *clean,
flat-packed cardboard boxes. You can drop them off
or they will collect if you have quantity. There may be a small charge
for this service.
Remove any labels containing personal data such as your address from
the boxes. You also need to remove plastic delivery slip holders and
packing tape. Both will collect from commercial premises.
Most are sent to the UK and then recycled into blue hand towels, paper and toilet rolls, for example.
You can take now cardboard to the Eastern Civic Amenity Site.
*It is important that any residue or rubbish is removed from the boxes as this may interfere with the recycling process. Do not send boxes that have contained hazardous chemicals.
Back to Top Clothes,
textiles, linen
If items are in good condition you could take them to a charity shop.
Before you dispose of blankets, towels and wool jumpers consider giving
these items to any of the numerous animal shelters or Veterinary
surgeries on the island. They are often short of such items for
bedding.
You could donate to any of the following:
Mann Cat Sanctuary (Based in Santon, Tel: 01624 824195)
MSPCA (Based in Foxdale, Tel: 01624 851672)
Cats Protection Trust/Catline (Based in Ballaugh, Tel: 01624 898178)
Any Veterinary surgery (See telephone directory for details)
Alternatively place these items in any textile/clothing bank.
See Public recycling banks
Confidential papers
Doxbond (Details at the top of this page under 'Commercial recycling'), offer a
confidential document shredding and recycling service. This is a free
service for pensioners who deliver paperwork to them. They provide
wheelie bins and bags to commercial clients which they then collect.
There is a charge for this service. Please telephone for more details.
Make sure you remove any metal, (paperclips, bulldog clips, etc).
Staples are OK. Remove plastic windows and sellotape from envelopes.
Computers
Before you throw out a working computer ask a local charity if they
need one.
Ask a reputable computer engineer to wipe personal data from the
machine to prevent identity theft.
Currently you can take your old computer to any
civic amenity site. Currently there is no charge. Businesses
should not be using these sites to recycle computers.
You can also dispose of any computer by taking it to:
Ask Buck Recycling (Details at the top of this page under 'Commercial recycling').
PLEASE NOTE: There is a small charge of under £15 for this service.
Island Computer Systems If you buy any new computer from ICS they will collect and securely wipe your old computer, (to US Department of Defence standard), and then recycle it for free. (Call Nick Hill on tel: 830555)
Back to Top Construction waste
Needs to be separated out to be recycled.
For local authority information:
Isle of Man local authorities
Isle of Man local authorities (No flash
version)
Charity shops and Hospice Warehouse take furniture.
Back to Top Glass
bottles and jars
First rinse them thoroughly and remove any metal lids or plastic. Then
put them in your kerbside box or take to any glass bank. The metal lids
are a valuable resource
which can be put in any scrap metal bank. The plastic can be put with
your other plastics for recycling.
See Public recycling banks
Ask Buck Recycling (Details at the top of this page under 'Commercial recycling') will take *clean,
rinsed bottles and jars. You can drop them off or
they will collect if you have quantity. Deliver them in large clear
plastic bags, or an open top crate so they are easily identifiable.
They will collect if you have quantity. (?ask about light bulbs and
other types of glass).
*It is very important that as much food or product residue is
removed from the bottles and jars as possible, as this may interfere
with the recycling process. It also means that the recyclers have an
additonal disposal problem which adds to cost of recycling.
Greetings cards
These can be placed in paper recycling boxes and bins.
Newspapers
These can be recycled by taking them to any paper bank or put in your
kerbside box.
Phone
directories and yellow pages
These can be placed in paper banks or put in your kerbside box.
Plastic
bags
If a plastic bag is reusable then reuse it! Alternatively offer them to
your local shops to give out to customers.
To prepare a plastic bag for recycling first turn it inside out. This
is the only way to guarantee that you remove all the contents and
especially paper receipts. These can interfer with the recycling
process and may actually cause a fire or block the machinery as the
plastic is processed. Now flat pack the bags and take them to:
Ask Buck Recycling (Details at the top of this page under 'Commercial recycling'.)
You can also give your unwanted plastic bags to Tesco, who ship them
across for recycling.
Scrap metal (of any sort)
Can be recycled by taking it to any civic amenity site, or contact
You can also drop off small items of scrap metal (or bags of
mixed metals) to Ask Buck Recycling (Details at
the top of this page under 'Commercial
recycling'), when you deliver other items to them.
Shredded paper - small amounts
Can be put in any paper bank. Or it can be used as pet bedding, bedding
for chickens or horses, or mixed in with garden compost or a garden
wormery. It can also be used for starting a fire at home instead of
firelighters!
See Public recycling banks
Ask Buck Recycling (Details at the top of this page under 'Commercial recycling')
will take bulk shredded paper and can collect. It it shipped across in
bulk and then used to make recycled products.
Shoes
These can be recycled by taking them to any textile bank.
Televisions
These can be recycled by taking them to
civic amenity site. There is a charge for disposal.
Tetra packs
Rinsed, flattened Tetra packs can be taken to Ask Buck recycling.
Print cartridges These can be
recycled by taking them to:
The Green Centre-opposite Little Shoprite in Douglas
Wood & timber
Can be recycled by taking them to any civic amenity site.