Recycle for West Sussex


Latest news

Full Sweep of Standards for Viridor

Viridor Waste Management, West Sussex County Council's recycling contractor has recently gained an internationally recognised standard for occupational health and safety management systems - BS OHSAS 1800.  

Prestige Crawley waste site set to re-open in spring

A new permanent prestige Household Waste Recycling Site is expected to be operating in Crawley by late spring/early summer of next year.

Adur

Arun

Chichester

Crawley

Horsham

Mid Sussex

Worthing

Mid Sussex

Container:

Grey bin blue lid
Grey bin

Grey wheeled bin with blue lid for recycling (240 litres).

Grey wheeled bin for general waste (240 litres).

Frequency:

Alternate weekly collection service.
One week general waste is collected and the following week recycling is collected.

Materials collected for recycling:

Paper and cardboard

  • Newspapers and magazines

  • Office paper

  • Leaflets and pamphlets

  • Packaging card and cardboard

  • Wrapping paper, greeting cards

  • Envelopes (with no windows)

  • 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

Plastic bottles only

  • Drinks bottles

  • Milk bottles

  • Detergent bottles

  • Cleaning bottles

  • Shampoo and cosmetic bottles

Glass bottles and jars

  • All coloured glass bottles

  • All coloured glass jars

Garden Waste Kerbside Collections:

A garden waste collection service is available. The service is provided by our contractors and is a fortnightly collection service.

The cost is £35 per annum by direct debit.

A grey wheeled bin with green lid is provided with a capacity of 240 litres.
Collections are fortnightly from the edge of your property (not necessarily on the same day as your household waste and recycling is collected).
All garden waste collected is composted.

For more information on Recycling in Mid Sussex, click here


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