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Recycling & Waste links
Want to find out more about waste or related environmental issues?
- local recycling services
- local waste collection services
- waste/recycling/environmental information
- recycled products including can crushers
- government/legislation
Please note: This page is intended to offer access to a wide range of information on all aspects of waste management. Inclusion on this page does not signify an endorsement by Brighton & Hove City Council.
Local recycling services
| organisation | tel: | description |
|---|---|---|
| Magpie Recycling Co-operative | (01273) 684425 | local recycling service - including paper, glass etc and sell furniture from a shop |
| Wood Recycling Project | (01273) 570500 | local wood recycling service - collection of waste timber from local businesses and resale of timber to the public from shop |
| YMCA | (01273) 885505 | collect larger items for reuse |
| GreenCycleBrighton | community swap scheme | |
| 2recycle.co.uk | a free and easy-to-use website which enables people to give away their unwanted goods for free to others who would find them useful | |
| Emmaus |
(01273) 426480 |
collect items and sell through a bric-a-brac store |
| Computer Aid International | 020 7281 0091 | Donate your old computers to charity! Computer Aid International is a charity that refurbishes IT equipment for reuse in schools and community organisations in developing countries. They offer a free decommissioning service including free Blannco data wiping to individuals and companies in the UK for their old equipment. For more information please telephone or visit their website by following the link to the left. NB This is for commercial computers only. |
| All Seasons Ltd. | (01273) 461449 | provide ten garden waste collections per year (once per month) |
| Furniture Now | (01273) 487377 | Lewes based furniture reuse |
| Brighton Biomatters | (01273) 321663 | Brighton/Lewes based environmental business with a focus on biofuels and recycling. Currently engaged in a programme to recruit restaurants and food manufacturers to remove their waste cooking oil for conversion to biodiesel. |
| CLIC Sargent | 0845 301 0031 | Provides free service to recycle both inkjet and laser toner cartridges as well as mobile phones |
| Free2Collect |
A collection of the nation's unwanted items, for others to browse and, if they are interested, obtain by collection. | |
| Spider's Web | (01273) 298667 | Community group based in Hove, who collect working / near working computers and monitors from households and businesses free of charge to recondition and redistribute to the local community (mainly people with disabilities). |
| Maxitech.biz Limited | (0870) 199 5010 | computer recycling, operating in the Brighton & Hove area |
Local waste collection services
| organisation | tel: | description |
|---|---|---|
| Team Waste | (01273) 608010 | waste collection service |
| Onyx | (01273) 441081 | waste collection service |
| Brighton Waste | (01273) 410777 / 07799 161254 | waste collection service |
| SITA | (01342) 716388 | waste collection service |
Waste / recycling information
| organisation | description |
|---|---|
| RecycleNow | National recycling campaign with detailed recycling info |
| waste watch | National organisation grant-aided by DETR, working to educate, inform and raise awareness on waste reduction, reuse and recycling. |
| CRN | community recycling network - organisation supporting community-based recycling groups |
| recycle more | promote and increase recycling in the UK |
| alupro | website of the UK aluminium packaging recycling consortium |
| Recycling Expert | full of really useful information about recycling and waste reduction |
| ENTRUST | The regulatory body for the Landfill Tax Credits Scheme |
| ltcs |
landfill tax credit scheme |
| recycling glass | British glass educational resource site |
| Composting Association |
composting info, particularly for large-scale composting |
Recycled products & things to help you recycle at home
| organisation | description |
|---|---|
| recycled products | waste watch guide to products in the UK which contain recycled material, including can crushers. |
| home recycling | Business selling can crushers made from recycled material |
| wrap | waste resources action programme - working towards creating stable & efficient markets for recycled materials and products - has a listing of recycled products/materials |
Government / legislation
| organisation | description |
|---|---|
| Environment Agency | public body for protecting & improving the environment in England & Wales |
| Encams | formerly Tidy Britain Group - info about local environmental campaigns |
| wrap | Waste & Resources Action Programme - promoting sustainable waste management |
| UK Sustainable Development | UK government site |
| Local Government Association | recycling info available via search facility |
| defra | Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs |
Contact us
For further information call the cityclean helpline on (01273) 292929, fill in a cityclean comments form or email cityclean@brighton-hove.gov.uk
For residents with text phones, our mini-com number is (01273) 294732.