Our Household Waste Recycling Sites (also known as tips)

Find out where our Household Waste Recycling Sites are, their opening times, what you can and can't take to them, and how you can get access.

Our sites and their opening hours

Christmas and New Year opening hours

The changes to opening hours for both our sites across the Christmas period are:

  • Christmas Eve, Wednesday 24 December  – open from 8am to 1pm
  • Christmas Day, Thursday 25 December - closed
  • Boxing Day, Friday 26 December – closed
  • New Year’s Eve, Wednesday 31 December - open from 8am to 1pm
  • New Year’s Day, Thursday 1 January - closed

Outside of these dates, both sites will be open as usual.

We have two Household Waste Recycling Sites in the city.

Hove recycling site

Our Hove site is off Old Shoreham Road, BN3 7AE, between Aldrington Avenue and Leighton Road.

The opening hours are:

  • Monday to Friday, 8am to 4.30pm
  • Saturday, 8.30am to 1.30pm
  • Sunday, 10.30am to 1.30pm
  • closed on bank holidays

There may be short delays while we empty containers during opening hours.

Brighton recycling site

Our Brighton site is in Whitehawk, off Wilson Avenue, BN2 5PA.

The opening hours are:

  • Monday to Friday: 8am to 4.30pm
  • Saturday and Sunday: 9am to 5pm
  • bank holidays: 9am to 5pm

Demand at our sites is often high, so when you visit: