Managing waste and reducing landfill
Members can leave waste and recycling in the bins provided. This must only be from their boats.
There are CCTV cameras operating. Staff do identify and follow-up with people who don't use the facility correctly, such as using OBC's bins to dispose of rubbish from home.
Refuse and recycling centre
Located near the filleting station
Cardboard and aluminium cans
General waste and recycling
Oil recycling
Located near the bait and ice shop
Please recycle with care
It only takes a few moments to ensure recycling is done correctly.
YES
- Glass bottles and glass jars (empty and clean)
- Tin, steel and aluminium cans (empty and clean)
- Plastic bottles (grades 1, 2 and 5)
- Plastic food containers (grades 1, 2 and 5)
- Newspapers, magazines, paper
NO
- Bottle tops - remove and put in general waste
- Lids, such as flat lids from ice cream containers, margarine, takeaway containers
- Disposable coffee cups, because these usually have a thin plastic lining the recycling centre throws them away
- Aluminium cans - put these in the Cans for Kai basket to support LegaSea
- Soft plastics, such as bread bags and ice bags
- Polystyrene
Pic below shows multiple recycling errors in one of our recycling bins.
