Mid Sussex

Container:

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

• 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 Mid Sussex District Council and taken to either Burgess Hill or Crawley transfer stations.  They are then bulked up and transported to Ford Materials Recycling Facility (MRF) for sorting and separating.

Garden Waste Kerbside Collections:

A garden waste collection service is available at a cost.  Collections are fortnightly and all garden waste is taken to a licensed site for processing into compost.

For more information on Recycling in Mid Sussex, click here