Recycling centres

We operate more than 130 sites across the Lewes District, where people can bring their recyclables.

Mini Recycling Centres

For more information and whereabouts of our mini-recycling centres please look at the "Mini-Recycling Centres in the Lewes District" under the "Relevant documents" on the right hand side of this page.

Information about what can and can't be recycled is listed below.

What can and can't be recycled....

Glass

Yes - Bottles and jars. These should be divided into green (and blue), clear and brown.
No - Window glass, drinking glass and heatv resistent cooking glass.

Plastic

Yes - Bottles only. Please always remove the lids, particularly on fizzy drinks bottles.
No - Food trays, yoghurt pots, margarine tubs, wrappers, toys, polystyrene and packaging.

Metal

Yes - All food and drinks cans. Please wash these out but don't worry about labels.
No - Any other metal items.

Scrap Metal

Pans and cutlery (kerbside reycling collection only).

Aluminium Foil

Yes - Foil (clean only), takeaway trays and lids. If there is not a separate foil bank, place it in a bag and put it in the can bank.
No - Lids from plastic milk containers, crisp packets.
N.B. If in doubt, try screwing the material up. If it stays like this, it is foil.

Carrier Bags

Yes - Separated, empty and clean.
No - Cling film, food bags, bags with bags inside, wrappers and crisp packets.

Papers / Books

Yes - Newspapers, magazines, junk mail and books which must be in good condition.
No - Cardboard, Yellow Pages, wrapping paper and plastic coated paper.
N.B. Confidential shredding, at £4 per sack, is available at the Community Recycling Centre, Lewes.

Cardboard

There is a cage at the front of the Community Recycling Centre, North St, Lewes. Any boxes left at any of the mini recycling centres will not be recycled.

Clothes / DVD/CD Disks / Video Tapes / Bric-a-Brac

Yes - Clean clothes, even if they are worn out, bedding (not duvets) - it must be bagged.
No - Anything which is wet or dirty.

Shoes and Boots

Yes - Pairs of shoes and boots.
No - Wet or dirty.

Mobile Phones / Stamps / Spectacles

These can be brought to the Community Recycling Centre, 20 North Street, Lewes. These are passed on to various charities.

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