Currently most of the area’s bin lorries tip directly into landfill sites, often travelling large distances. We will reduce traffic movements by providing new waste transfer stations where waste and recyclables can be bulked into larger onward loads. As well as dedicated waste transfer stations, some of the facilities we plan will also have a waste transfer area, allowing us to transport waste between our sites as efficiently as possible.

Maresfield Household Waste Recycling Site and Waste Transfer Station
At Maresfield, we are proposing to build a Waste Transfer Station to serve the north of the area, and a new Household Waste Recycling Site, which will replace the existing Sunday morning mobile service in Uckfield. The Waste Transfer Station will be used to bulk up any recyclable and non-recyclable waste for onward transport to appropriate facilities and will have the capacity to handle 85,000 tonnes of waste a year. The Household Waste Recycling Site will take a wide range of recyclables and materials for reuse.

Veolia Environmental Services has gained planning permission from East Sussex County Council for this facility. Construction commenced in February 2007 and the site is expected to be operational in Spring 2008.

Pebsham Waste & Recyclables Transfer Station & Depot
We have submitted a planning application to East Sussex County Council for a waste transfer and recycling depot at Pebsham. Subject to permission, the facility will be based at the former Reprotech site on the Freshfields Road, and will be located within the existing buildings. The facility will handle up to 85,000 tonnes of household recyclables and waste each year. Recycling and residual waste collected in the Hastings and surrounding area will be bulked there for onward transport to recycling companies and for energy recovery, in the form of electricity. The facility is planned to be operational by April 2007.