Recycling Your Waste

Afton Civic Amenity Site
Afton Road, Freshwater
Open Saturdays and Sundays only from 9.30am to 4.30pm

RECYCLING RATE ACHIEVED
JUNE 2006

37%

This site has facilities for recycling:
- metals
- vehicle batteries
- garden waste
- furniture and other items for re-use
- fridges and freezers
- cardboard & paper
- glass bottles & jars
- used engine oil
- mobile phones
- books, videos, records, cd’s

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This site also accepts for disposal:
- bulky household waste items
- general household waste

Due to the small size of the site the following are not accepted:
- Vans or vehicles with trailers are not permitted into the site.
- Tyres, asbestos and hazardous household waste.

You can purchase bags of compost made from the garden waste at this site for £2.50 per bag.

FACTS & FIGURES
! Last year, householders using this facility recycled:
558 tonnes of garden waste
117 tonnes of metal
120 tonnes of paper
!Last year, just under 2000 tonnes of waste materials were received at this site, of which a fantastic 39% was diverted from landfill thanks to the efforts of householders and the site staff.

Page last updated on: 04/08/2006