Recycling facilities at The Last Post will close at the end of this month.
It follows a request from owners Randall's to remove the bins for glass, tins and cans, plastics, paper and cardboard. The use of the site has already fallen significantly since March, when kerbside collections were introduced for most of these materials.
Public Services Recycling Officer Tina Norman-Ross said the future of bring bank facilities was under review following the introduction of kerbside recycling. This particular closure was not part of that wider review, but some other smaller sites could also close this year.
"In the past, when we were completely reliant on bring banks for recycling, the loss of a site like the Last Post would have been an issue for us. So we are grateful to Randall's for having the facility there," she said.
'"However with the exception of glass, which is not part of the initial island-wide kerbside scheme, the use of the site has reduced significantly. We have seen the same at other sites, so in terms of the amount of recycling we get the loss of this one is not such an issue now."
Currently, the Department has public bring banks at more than 35 locations, not including the beach recycling scheme. However only the seven main supersites have facilities for all the main materials collected, with most others having just a few bins.
The review is looking at savings that can be made by focusing on fewer locations.
"All the sites we currently have cost us to provide, and to service. With kerbside up and running, and working well, we can look to begin to make savings," said Mrs Norman-Ross.
Last year around 45 tonnes of recycling was collected at the Last Post site. Excluding glass, the amount of materials dropped off there has fallen by half in the following the launch of kerbside.
The island's busiest bring bank site, at Waitrose on the Rohais, last year collected more than 1600 tonnes for recycling.
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