Horsham
Recycling collections are changing in the Horsham District. For more information on the Acorn Plus service please visit Horsham District Council's website.
Container:
Green wheeled bin with a blue lid for recycling (240 litres).
Green wheeled bin for general waste (140 litres).
Green wheeled bin with brown lid for garden waste and non-corrugated card (240 litres).
Frequency:
Recycling collection - Fortnightly (alternative weeks to the garden waste collection)
Garden Waste - Fortnightly (alternative weeks to the recycling collection)
General waste collection - Weekly
Materials collected for recycling:
Paper and card
Newspaper and magazines
Office paper
Leaflets and pamphlets
Telephone directories & Yellow Pages
Junk mail
Packaging card and cardboard
Wrapping paper, greetings 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
Milk bottles
Drinks 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
Garden waste
Grass cuttings, prunings, weeds, leaves, branches (cut to size no larger than 150mm in diameter) and non-corrugated flat card e.g. cereal packets, egg boxes
For more information on Recycling in Horsham, click here






