News

15th July 2026

Site Closure Notice

Please be advised that the Western Civic Amenity Site will be closed all day on Wednesday 15th July to allow staff to attend essential training.

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your understanding.

Thank you for your cooperation.

17th June 2026

Site Closure Notice

Please be advised that the Western Civic Amenity Site will be closed all day on Wednesday 17th June to allow staff to attend essential training.

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your understanding.

Thank you for your cooperation.

10th June 2026

We were pleased to take delivery of our new waste handler from Gunn JCB Ltd today at the Western Civic Amenity Site.

The addition of this equipment will enhance our ongoing waste management operations and help improve operational efficiency across the site.

10th April 2026

Trial Reopening of Reuse Garages – 15 April 2026

 We are pleased to announce that we will be trialling the reopening of the reuse garages, starting on Wednesday mornings from 15 April 2026.

NO ELECTRICAL ITEMS WILL BE ACCEPTED FOR REUSE.

During this trial period, visitors will only be able to deposit recycling materials at the bottom of the site, along with items intended for the reuse garages.

To ensure safe and efficient operations, the top section of the site and the building materials area will be temporarily closed. This will allow staff to effectively monitor activity within the reuse garages.

Please note that parking on site is limited. Alternative parking is available along the heritage trail behind the site, in the layby on our driveway, and at the public car park near St Johns Primary School.

We thank you for your cooperation and understanding.

26th March 2026

Unfortunately, due to limited capacity, we are unable to accept waste from the northern parishes during the closure of Balladoole.

Our facility is funded by the ratepayers of the five western parishes and, as such, we must prioritise service for this community.

Address verification procedures will remain in place on site, and access will be refused to individuals residing outside our designated service area. Therefore, visitors should be prepared to provide proof of address if requested.

13th February 2026

Due to recent updates regarding landfill management on the island, changes have been implemented at the site concerning the disposal of certain building materials.

Previously, plasterboard and insulation were mixed and disposed of at Wrights Pit North. These materials are now required to be segregated. Plasterboard will be fully recycled through a local disposal route, and insulation materials will be processed separately.

Following notification from the Department of Infrastructure’s Waste Management Unit, the WCAS Board has purchased an enclosed, covered skip specifically for the storage of plasterboard. The new skip was delivered on 11th February.

In addition, due to increased restrictions within the building waste acceptance criteria, the site policy for these materials has been updated.

From 13th February onwards, staff assistance and supervision will be required when depositing these building materials. Please seek guidance from a site operative if you require access to the building materials area.

For clarification, the following waste types are defined as:

Inert – Soil, ceramics, tiles, plaster, mortar and cement

Insulations – Rockwool, fibreglass and insulations similar to “Kingspan”

Rubble – Brick, rubble, stone and hardcore

Plasterboard – Plasterboard MUST be dry and free from contaminants like wood, tiles or insulations.

WE CANNOT ACCEPT WET OR INSULATED PLASTERBOARD

Currently we do not have the capacity to accept wet or insulated plasterboard.
This is still processed for landfill elsewhere but due to limited space and skips we cannot accept it on site.
If isulation is removed from plasterboard prior to depositing then we can segregate it accordingly.
Commercial transfer stations like Tels/DC Skips/Birchalls can accept it, at a charge.

Thank you for your cooperation.

10th February 2026

Good news!!
The WCAS will open on Tuesdays from the 3rd March 2026 and Mondays from the 13th April 2026.
To allow for continued maintenance and staff training, the site will continue to close each Wednesday afternoon.
We are also planning to re-open 2 of the re-use bays from the 15th April – more details to follow nearer the time.
Thank you all for your patience and understanding through what have been very difficult times with events that have taken place.

3rd February 2026

PRESS STATEMENT BY THE WCAS BOARD
The Western Civic Amenity Site Board were made aware of financial irregularities uncovered by their staff in March 2025. The Board immediately reported this matter to the Police and we have been assisting the Constabulary with their investigation. This resulted in criminal charges being brought against the former Clerk/Manager of the Western Civic Amenity Site by the Police in January 2026 which are now subject to court proceedings.
The management of the Western Civic Amenity Site has gone through significant changes since March 2025. These changes were imposed by the new Board to strengthen financial management procedures and increased control over both routine operations and financial activities through the segregation of responsibilities for their oversight by experienced individual members of staff. These changes built upon the work done by the previous Board, which served between August 2021 and April 2025, who brought in a book keeper to provide improved financial reporting to the Board during their term of office.
The Western Civic Amenity Site will continue to provide information, when required, to support the court proceedings.