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Hazardous Waste

Due to hazardous waste regulations, you are not able to dispose of certain items with your regular waste collections. These should be separated.

Strict regulations prevent us from collecting the following items:

• Construction and demolition waste (hazardous and non-hazardous)
• Gas bottles or any liquids
• Chemicals (including drummed chemicals)
• Oil
• Paint/solvents
• Asbestos
• Car batteries
• Fencing/shed/decking (pressure treated/coated with wood preservatives)
• Mixed waste (if the waste contains a material that you would expect to be hazardous in it own right, then the whole load should be treated as hazardous)
• Fluorescent tubes and other mercury-containing waste
• Gypsum plasterboard

Alternative Disposal

Hazardous household waste can be disposed of at a local Household Waste Recycling Site (HWRS). These are owned by East Sussex County Council and managed by a contractor.

Disposal of Energy Efficient Light Bulbs (Compact Fluorescent Lights or Low Energy Light Bulbs)

Once your Energy Efficient Light Bulb has worn out it should be taken back to the retailer who should accept it.

Alternatively you can take them for disposal at your local Household Waste Recycling Sites at Cradle Hill Industrial Estate, Seaford; Ham Lane, Lewes or Lewes Road, Newhaven.

Bulbs should be kept intact and not broken as they contain small amounts of mercury. If one should break, vacate the room and ventilate it for at least 15 minutes.

Do not use a vacuum cleaner, but clean up using rubber gloves and aim to avoid creating and inhaling airborne dust.

Sweep up all particles and glass fragments and place in a plastic bag. Wipe the area with a damp cloth and dispose of this in the bag and seal it.

Mercury is hazardous and the bag should not be disposed of in the bin. Instead, take the bag to your local HWRS as mentioned above.

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