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

Crawley

Container:

Green bin red lid

Green wheeled bin with red top for recycling (140, 180 and 240 litres).

Residents are responsible for ensuring their general waste is contained properly prior to collection, tied securely in a black sack and placed at the edge of property.

Frequency:

Recycling collection - Fortnightly
General waste collection - Weekly

Materials collected for recycling:

Paper and cardboard

  • Newspapers and magazines
  • Office paper
  • Leaflets and pamphlets
  • Telephone directories and 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 Crawley Borough Council and taken to Crawley transfer station.  They are then bulked up and transported to Ford Materials Recycling Facility (MRF) for sorting and separating.


Garden Waste Kerbside Collections:

A green garden waste scheme is in operation.  For a fee garden waste is collected fortnightly in a 240 litre green wheeled bin (March to Nov).

Further information and application forms are available by phoning 0800 5875 888.  Lines are open 8am - 6pm.

For more information on Recycling in Crawley, click here


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