A NEW Mobile Household Recycling Centre will be popping up across the Island from next week.
The Mobile HRC will have a regular timetable of visits starting from Tuesday, February 28.
The facility, provided by the council in partnership with refuse firm Amey, will encourage people to recycle more by accepting items such as household batteries and small electrical appliances, that can’t be collected as part of a normal household recycling collection and would normally have to be taken to recycling centres.
The Mobile HRC will visit areas including Chale, Ventnor, Ryde, Lake, Newport, Yarmouth and Cowes.
Cllr Jon Gilbey, executive member for major contracts management, said: "The Mobile Household Recycling Centre helps us to broaden our recycling services and provide even more convenience for residents to recycle those more hard to dispose of items.
"I hope residents will make full use of the mobile centre and it has the added benefit of helping the environment by minimising a car trip or two to the household recycling centres."
Paul Southall, account director for Amey on the Isle of Wight, said: "The Mobile HRC is a purpose built facility designed to make it easier for residents to recycle items from around the household, especially ones you would normally need to take to a recycling centre such as small electrical appliances and paint tins."
The centre’s first stop will be Smallbrook Stadium, in Ryde, on February 28 from 10am to 2pm. Each area the centre is due to visit is close to public transport links.
It will not accept commercial waste, garden green waste or non-recyclable waste.
The Mobile HRC will have facilities to recycle the following items only:
• Batteries (household)
• Small electrical appliances (i.e. toaster, hairdryer)
• Bulbs/fluorescent tubes
• Paper/cardboard
• Magazines
• Printer cartridges
• CDs & video tapes
• Mobile phones
• Metal (large metal items will not be accepted)
• Plastics
• Textiles (including clothing)
• Paint tins (lids must be on)

Find out when the Mobile HRC is coming to your area here.