Visitors to a Petersfield supermarket are about to lose their bottle as changes to glass collections are imminent.

East Hampshire District Council has confirmed the skip-sized bottle bank next to The Causeway Tesco will be one of six to be permanently removed in October following a change in policy.

The bottle bank at Hill Brow Road car park in Liss is also on the list with five others around the district being replaced with smaller, temporary versions.

The banks are being removed as glass collections from homes will double from four weeks to every fortnight from October 1.

The skip-size bins on Wooteys Way, Alton, Lindford Chase Road and Clanfield White Dirt Lane will also be removed while another at Applegarth Farm will be relocated to the EHDC car park in Grayshott.

Liss Bottle Bank EHDC Glass Collection
Someone had a good night: the skip-size bottle banks like this one in Liss will be removed as part of the EHDC glass collection re-think. (Noni Needs)

The skip-sized bottle banks at Central Car Park in Petersfield and Morrisons in Horndean will also be replaced with a smaller version next month ahead of their phased removal by January.

Bottle banks at Winchester Road car park in Four Marks, Tesco High Street in Bordon and Turk Street, Alton will be replaced and eventually removed.

The council believes residents shouldn’t need bottle banks if everyone is having fortnightly glass collections.

It will also stop people from leaving empty bottles on the floor – a frequent sight at bottle banks around the district.

Communal glass bins in flats or shared accommodation will also be emptied fortnightly with residents encouraged to use the 38-litre box provided by EHDC. If you don’t have one, or want an extra one, you can order it through your MyEHDC account.

Residents who fill their glass collection bins can place excess bottles in a similar box, but it needs to be under 5.5kg in weight for crews to safely empty it.