Commercial waste is accepted at all Council managed off-island sites. Commercial businesses and non-domestic rated properties must purchase the Council's pre-paid commercial waste sacks in order to have their waste & recycling processed, transported and disposed of. All off island sites operate on a bring-site basis, except for St Martins where a kerbside collection service is delivered via an external contract.
The Council of the Isles of Scilly introduced charges for off-island commercial waste for St Agnes, Bryher and St Martin’s from the 1st April 2016 to ensure that a fair system for charging for commercial waste is put in place across the islands. The cost of disposing our waste is high due to the islands’ distance from the mainland, a lack of on-island infrastructure to appropriately deal with waste in compliance with the law, and a low population base spread across 5 islands. It is therefore essential that charges are applied to commercial waste to cover the true costs of its disposal. For the list of our updated fees & charges see the link below:
For further help and advice, contact your local off-island waste contractor. You can also contact the Council's waste & recycling team on 01720 424450 or email zerowaste@scilly.gov.uk