Recycle for West Sussex


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West Sussex recycling plant gets top marks!

The state-of-the-art Materials Recycling Facility (MRF) and Education Centre in Ford has shown itself to be at the top of the class for educational visits by being awarded a Learning Outside the Classroom Quality Badge.

Be a good egg this Easter and recycle more

Household Waste Recycling Sites across West Sussex will be open throughout the Easter holiday

 

Adur

Arun

Chichester

Crawley

Horsham

Mid Sussex

Worthing

Adur

Container:

Grey bin blue lid

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


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