This is non-recyclable waste left over after sorting packaging or depositing it at a waste collection centre. Packaged in black bags, household waste should be placed in your green-lidded container or in the underground columns for household waste.

Plastic packaging (bottles, flasks, tubes, bags and film), metal packaging (cans, aerosols, punnets) and cardboard, including small steel or aluminium packaging (capsules, pods, lids). Empty but do not wash your packaging. Crush your packaging, but don’t nest it together.

Your glass waste should be deposited in bulk in the underground glass bins. Find your nearest voluntary collection point .

Loose paper should be deposited in underground columns. Find your nearest voluntary drop-off point.

Your organic waste must be placed in your composter, which is distributed free of charge by the Communauté de communes. Request your composter

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When should I take my bin out?

Find out the days and times of bin collection on the island of Ré, village by village, advice on how to present your bins correctly and good waste sorting practices for efficient collection.

Collection schedules by village

Collection days and times vary from village to village.

Good to know

Present your bin with the handle facing the street.

This will make it easier for the collector to pick it up!

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How do I sort my rubbish?

To help you sort your rubbish, here’s a reminder of what you need to do.

Household waste
This is non-recyclable waste left over after sorting packaging or depositing it at a waste collection centre.
Packaged in black bags, household waste should be placed in your green-lidded container or in the underground columns for household waste.
Recyclable packaging
Plastic packaging (bottles, flasks, tubes, bags and film), metal packaging (cans, aerosols, punnets) and cardboard, including small steel or aluminium packaging (capsules, pods, lids).
- Empty but do not wash your packaging.
- Crush your packaging, but don’t nest it together.
The glass
Your glass waste should be deposited in bulk in the underground glass bins.
Find your nearest voluntary collection point.
Paper
Loose paper should be deposited in underground columns.
Find your nearest voluntary drop-off point.
Organic waste
Your organic waste must be placed in your composter, which is distributed free of charge by the Communauté de communes.
- Request your composter