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Information and public services for the Island of Jersey

L'înformâtion et les sèrvices publyis pouor I'Île dé Jèrri

Household green waste reception

​Using our facility

You can bring your green and garden waste to La Collette household green waste reception.

All your waste must be free from other waste, contamination and pre-sorted. We’ll reject contaminated or mixed loads.

You cannot bring trailers over 2 metres long or commercial vehicles. These must go to the commercial green waste reception.

Our staff are there to keep you and our sites safe. They cannot help you unload your vehicle. Make sure you load your vehicle in a way that it’s easy for you to unload and bring someone with you if you need help.

Find further details on recycling: green waste.

Opening times

Day 
​Opening hours
Wednesday to Sunday
7.30am to 4.30pm
Monday, Tuesday and public holidays
Closed

Plants and materials we don’t accept

Some plants and materials are not compostable or are unsuitable for our composting process.

Make sure your deliveries do not contain:

  • harmful plants
  • food waste
  • treated or processed wood
  • wooden posts or fencing
  • large stones
  • metals or glass
  • plastic packaging, including biodegradable packaging
  • animal faeces or soiled bedding
  • string
  • any contaminants

You can dispose of small loads of harmful plants in a separate container at the household green waste reception.

Where to find us

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Genuine Jersey soil improver

We produce Genuine Jersey soil improver from the green waste we receive. Our soil improver was awarded the Best New Product 2005 by the Genuine Jersey Products Association.

The Genuine Jersey soil improver is:

  • a natural product
  • produced from composted waste
  • peat free
  • environmentally friendly
  • pleasant to handle

How the Genuine Jersey soil improver is made

Genuine Jersey soil improver is a compost that contains only green waste collected at La Collette. This product spends a minimum of 12 weeks in open windrows where it goes through processes of sanitisation, stabilisation and maturation before being screened. The resulting soil improver is a Genuine Jersey product that is available for the public to buy. Our soil improver has been approved for use in organic farming. 

Buying Genuine Jersey soil improver

You can buy our Genuine Jersey soil improver directly at the household green waste reception at La Collette. Quantities and availability vary.
Quantity (40 litres per bag)
​​Prices, including GST
Individual bag
​£3.76
4 bags
​£12.90


You can also fill your own container (approximately 90 litres) for £3.76, including GST.

If you want to buy large quantities of our soil improver email recycle@gov.je or call +44 (0) 1534 448491.

Other products we make from green waste

We make 4 other products from the green waste we collect. All these composted products are tested as a minimum for:

  • pathogens
  • potential toxic elements
  • physical contaminants

The soil improver grade material is also tested for weed seed germination and plant phytotoxicity.

All grades of compost products are available for agricultural use.

This is administered by Operations and Transport. It involves a consultant calculating the target application rate based on nitrogen. A contractor then works with land managers to identify suitable fields and grades, delivers and spreads compost.

Soil blending composted products

We produce 2 types of soil blending compost products.

These are 0 to 40 milimetres products that are composted for a minimum of 6 weeks and go through a screening process prior to dispatch.

One of the soil blending products is made exclusively of green waste. The other has either plasterboard or seaweed with green waste.

Agricultural grade composted products

We produce 2 types of agricultural grade products.

These are 0 to 40 milimetres products that we compost for at least 4 weeks and go through a screening process prior to dispatch.

One of the agricultural grade products is made exclusively of green waste. The other has either plasterboard or seaweed with green waste.

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