Lynnbottom Tip is one of the two centres that Isle of Wight residents can take their household rubbish to.
Near Robin Hill, the site can take household rubbish, as well as items for recycling, such as garden waste.
The operation of the site was taken over by new contractor Amey in 2017. They’ll be dealing with waste on the Island until 2040.
The site is sometimes misspelt as Lynbottom, or more formally called a the Lynnbottom household waste recycling.centre
Current open hours are:
Seven days a week, including bank holidays. Closed on Christmas Day.
10am to 5pm.
(Last updated March 2021)
The opening hours used to be split between Winter and Summer, with the open until 8pm in the Winter.
In Feb 2017 the Conservative-alliance voted in cuts to the opening hours to 4pm during Winter and 6pm in Summer (from 6pm and 8pm previously).
The shorter hours first came into effect Summer 2018.
Lynnbottom is near to Robin Hill, along Briddlesford Road. It’s on the left hand side a short while after you leave the roundabout.
The council say this is not an isolated incident and residents are reminded to make essential journeys only to dispose of items that are "too dangerous to be stored at home"
The restrictions are coming into place as the rubbish dump reopens to managed bookings. Details within
As well as needing to book a slot in advance to visit the two Isle of Wight rubbish tips, there are restrictions on what you can dispose of during this lockdown period
The Government minister, Robert Jenrick, said council tips would be instructed to reopen in the coming weeks
The Isle of Wight council are advising residents to plan ahead and have patience during the busiest time of the year at the dump.
An ‘unpalatable' increase to Wightcare service charges and cut in hours at Lynnbottom Tip have been discussed at tonight's Isle of Wight council Cabinet meeting.
A survey carried out during half term found there is "deep anger and frustration concerning the reduced waste collection service" with over a 1,000 comments by council tax payers.
A new campaign aims to help householders learn about the right thing to do with their rubbish and reduce the amount of household waste that is fly tipped by rogue traders who offer to take people’s waste away for money and then dump it.
Island Roads are working to remove the fallen tree from the carriageway. Until it is cleared a diversion is in place.
Those residents who have been in touch asking when the Isle of Wight council waste calendar would be updated will be interested in this latest info OnTheWight has chased down.
Plans to end the service were reported by OnTheWight in February. Today the council announces the end of the mobile recycling unit, in the middle of the Lynnbottom Tip fiasco.
Leader of the Isle of Wight council is accused of being "out of touch" and "should be making it easier to reduce, reuse and recycle our waste – not slashing access to much needed facilities," say Isle of Wight Greens.
