Waste site should be full by end of 2023

Longue Hougue Household Waste and Recycling Centre

Capacity for inert waste at the Longue Hougue waste and recycling centre is expected to reach capacity by the end of the year.

The States of Guernsey said construction and demolition waste would have to be stockpiled after that until another disposal site was found.

It estimated there would be enough room to stockpile for about eight years.

The government will examine the future strategic use of Les Vardes Quarry, it said.

Room for inert waste would be at capacity by the start of 2024, the government said

Rob Roussel, Guernsey Waste senior technical adviser, said: "The Longue Hougue Land Reclamation Site is not yet full, but we expect it to be full around the end of this year.

"After that, any construction and demolition waste that we receive which cannot be reused or recycled will need to be stockpiled until a future disposal site is available."

He added there was finite capacity for storage, but there was room to stockpile 550,000 tonnes if needed, which is estimated to cover the following eight years.

This would depend on factors such as the amount of construction that takes place on the island in that time.

A planning application is due to be submitted for an initial stockpile area from the northern end of Longue Hougue, on the seaward side.

There is scope to extend storage across the site from east to west, if required, the government said.

The Committee for the Environment & Infrastructure has been directed to examine the future strategic use of Les Vardes Quarry.

The government spokesperson added they were also exploring options to increase recycling and to divert material for use in other construction projects.

Mont Cuet is still used for disposal of waste materials that cannot be recycled, recovered or disposed of elsewhere.

It still has sufficient fill capacity for a number of years, and work is ongoing to extend the life of the remaining void space by identifying alternative routes for materials currently deposited at that site, they added.