It is the St Martin’s Bring Bank site at Galleries Du Manoir which will be closed from Monday 2 March, after the owners asked for the banks to be removed.
The owners gave notice to Guernsey Waste requesting that the site is vacated “due to the detrimental impact that the collection vehicles are having on the surface of the surrounding area, which is costly to repair and maintain”. They were fed up with fly tipping and littering.
Guernsey Waste Operations Manager, Sarah Robinson said: “More than two thirds of material we collect now comes through kerbside recycling, including 90% of all plastics, cartons, tins and cans. We will therefore shortly be carrying out a full review of the bring bank system, and given that this site will have to close imminently, it makes sense to do that now, and focus the review on the remaining sites.”
Pictured: The site has been the constant subject of fly tipping over the years.
Ms Robinson said the site at Manor Stores had been misused repeatedly, with fly tipping and commercial dumping taking place despite warnings and it being against the law.
“Unfortunately over the years the St Martin’s site has also been subject to persistent misuse, including fly-tipping, littering and commercial abuse. Clearing and maintaining the site plus collections comes at a cost,” she added, “we would like to take this opportunity to thank the site owners for letting us stay so long.”
“The review will include examining how we regulate and monitor sites, and which should remain, taking account of various factors such as the facilities offered, popularity, location, and proximity to alternative sites.”
Pictured top: The Manor Stores site is closing.