Residual waste
Black residual waste sack
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Isles of Scilly bin collection dates
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- Get an email the evening before
- Print an A4 sheet for the fridge
Bins in Isles of Scilly
These are the containers used in Isles of Scilly. Which ones a home has depends on its address.
Paper and card
120-litre blue reusable recycling sack
Plastics and metals
95-litre red reusable recycling sack
Glass bottles and jars
55-litre black reusable recycling box
Glass recycling
Paper and card recycling
Plastics and metals recycling
Container details
The container pictures and words are Council of the Isles of Scilly's own. This may not be every container it uses.
- Residual waste: St Mary’s and St Martin’s
- Paper and card: St Mary’s and St Martin’s
- Plastics and metals: St Mary’s and St Martin’s
- Glass bottles and jars: St Mary’s and St Martin’s
Container descriptions checked 17 September 2026; list of collections built from Council of the Isles of Scilly's own service names 22 September 2026.
Order, book and apply
- Recycling centres and tipsIsles of Scilly
- Get help putting your bins outIsles of Scilly
Links checked 20 September 2026.
Missed bin or a problem
Tell Council of the Isles of Scilly first - it can only fix what it knows about.
Missed-bin guidance checked 20 September 2026.
- Report a missed binA bin that wasn't emptied on the day.
- Make a complaint to Council of the Isles of ScillyIf reporting it didn't fix it.
Complaint didn't work either? Ask your councillors
If you've already reported the problem and used the council's complaints process, your local councillors can take up a repeated problem or a wider service failure. Find and write to my local councillors on Isles of Scilly.
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Complaint routes verified 6 September 2026.
Local bins and recycling news
AI-generated summary, reviewed before publication. Checked 18 September 2026.
A September 2026 report highlighted a community effort to clear waste from the Isles of Scilly’s remote shores. Sixteen Clean Ocean Sailing volunteers collected nearly 1.3 tonnes of plastic, fishing gear and other rubbish from nine islands during a three-week expedition. The material was taken to Cornwall for sorting, counting and recycling.
The charity said some recovered plastic would become products such as kayaks and plant pots. Donations, local organisations and businesses supported the mission, although funding difficulties have prevented annual expeditions. Founder Steve Green warned that discarded fishing gear posed particular risks to wildlife.
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