East Sussex and Brighton & Hove residents produce around 400,000
tonnes of waste every year. In the past most of this waste has been
landfilled but in addition to capacity running out fast this option is
no longer the best environmental solution.
Working in Partnership
As part of Veolia’s long-term
integrated waste management
contract with East Sussex County
Council and Brighton & Hove
City Council, Veolia operates 14
Household Waste Recycling Sites.
These strategically located sites ensure
householders have the opportunity to
reuse and recycle more waste, reducing
further dependency on landfill and
making a positive contribution to society
and the environment.
Click on the map to find out about your nearest
site's location, opening times and the range of
materials it accepts.
| Bric-a-brac/furniture |
Second hand use at Hove, donated to YMCA for sale. At ESCC HWRS sold in
site shops (excluding electricals) |
| Aluminium foil |
Accepted with metal recycling. Metals sorted and sold back into market for
new products |
| Car batteries and household batteries |
Car batteries – the acid and plastic are removed and recycled. Lead is processed
into new ingots for the lead industry. Household (dry cell) batteries are treated
to remove metallic compounds, plastic and steel cases removed. Remainder
processed into metal alloy for further use |
| Cooking oil |
Bio-diesel |
| Engine oil |
Made into recycled fuel oil |
| Fluorescent tubes/energy saving bulbs |
Tubes and bulbs are de-globed and crushed, materials separated and recycled |
| Fridges/freezers |
Harmful material is removed and the remaining metals and plastics are sent
for recycling |
| Green garden waste/Christmas trees |
Green waste is composted and sold as compost or as a soil conditioner to local
businesses and households |
| Hardcore/rubble |
Aggregate substitute and landfill top cover |
| Soil |
Landfill top cover |
| TVs/computer monitors |
Dismantled, cathode ray tubes treated, remaining materials sent for recycling |
| Metal items |
Metals separated into different types and sold on for reprocessing into
new products |
| Textiles and shoes |
Sent to overseas aid projects/items for sale in charity shops/cleaning cloths
and rags (eg mattress stuffings) |
| Timber/wood |
Reprocessed into a material suitable for boardmaking (MDF) |
| Tyres |
Part worn tyres remarketed, otherwise reprocessed into soft play surfaces,
carpet underlay for example |
| Glass bottles and jars |
New glass bottles and jars |
| Newspapers, junk mail, white paper |
Newspaper, cardboard inner lining |
| Yellow pages |
Paper |
| Card and cardboard |
Typically made into packaging materials |
| Plastic bottles |
A range of products including fleece jackets, sleeping bag fibre and wrappings,
garden furniture, watering cans, underground mains drainage |
| Aluminium cans |
Cans and other aluminium products |
| Steel cans |
Cans, car parts, white goods, cycles, cutlery |
| General rubbish |
Landfill or energy recovery |
| Books |
Reuse or recycled |
| Gas bottles |
Refilled and reused |
| MDF |
Used as a renewable energy fuel |
| Plasterboard |
Plasterboard is separated into its component materials and sent on for
reuse/recycling |
| Shoes |
Distributed to developing countries around the world or donated to charity shops |
Waste electrical and electrical
equipment (WEEE) |
Separated into component parts for recycling |
