Adur

Container:

Grey wheeled bin with blue lid for recycling (140 litres)

Grey wheeled bin for general waste (140 litres)

Frequency:

Recycling collected - Fortnightly
General waste collected - Weekly

Materials collected for recycling:

Paper and cardboard

• Newspapers and magazines

• Office paper

• Leaflets and pamphlets

• Telephone directories & Yellow Pages

• Junk mail

• Packaging card and cardboard

• Wrapping paper, greeting cards

• Envelopes

• Catalogues

Do not place confidential correspondence (e.g. credit card bills) in your bin as it is not secure.

Metal containers (steel and aluminium)

• Food and drinks cans

• Pet food cans

• Aerosols (empty please)

• Aluminium foil

Plastic bottles only

• Drinks bottles

• Milk bottles

• Detergent bottles

• Cleaning bottles

• Shampoo and cosmetic bottles

Glass bottles and jars

• All coloured glass bottles (e.g. drinks and sauce bottles)

• All coloured glass jars (e.g. jam and pickle jars)

Liquid food and drink cartons

• Milk and juice cartons e.g. Tetra Pak

Your recyclables are collected by Adur & Worthing Council Services and taken to Lancing Transfer Station.  They are then bulked up and transported to Ford Materials Recycling Facility (MRF) for sorting and separating.

Garden Waste Kerbside Collection:

An optional garden waste service is also available from Adur & Worthing Council Services.  All garden waste is taken to a licensed site for processing into compost. 

For more information on Recycling in Adur, click here