What you can take to our recycling sites and where to find them
There are 2 recycling sites - also called tips - one in Hove, off Old Shoreham Road and one in Brighton, off Wilson Avenue. They take household waste or recycling, electrical items, garden waste and some DIY waste. Find out how to get access to the sites.
Both of our household waste recycling sites will close at 1pm on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve and will be closed all day on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
There are 2 recycling sites, also called tips. One in Hove, off Old Shoreham Road and one in Brighton, off Wilson Avenue.
They take household waste or recycling, electrical items, garden waste and some DIY waste.
Find out how to get access to the sites and the vehicle restrictions in place.
Demand at the sites remains high so please be aware:
- only queue on the smaller access roads leading to the tips and not the major approach roads
- at busy times, we may close the main gates up to 45 minutes before the published closing time, this is to clear vehicles already queuing on site
- find out more about how to access the sites, the restrictions in place and the documents you need to bring
Where to find our recycling sites
Hove recycling site
We have a recycling site in Hove, 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 1.30 pm
- closed on bank holidays
There may be short delays while we empty containers during opening hours.
Hove recycling centre will close at 1pm on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve, and will be closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and New Year's Day.
Brighton recycling site
We also have a recycling site in Brighton, off Wilson Avenue, BN2 5PD.
The opening hours are:
- Monday to Friday 8am to 4.30pm
- Saturday and Sunday 9am to 5pm
- bank holidays 9am to 5pm
Brighton recycling centre will close at 1pm on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve and will be closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
Household waste you can take
Check what you can take to the recycling sites or tips in the lists below.
You can also download the ZeroNet app from Tech-Takeback to get your electrical items collected from your home. Goods that are working or can be refurbished or upgraded will be donated to charity. Anything that can’t be saved will be dismantled and recycled responsibly.
Find the full list of the items Tech-Takeback collects.
Recycling and household items
You can take these items to the recycling sites:
- paper
- glass
- cans
- cardboard
- plastic bottles
- vegetable oil
- CDs and DVDs
- books
- mattresses
- household batteries
- cartons and tetrapaks
- textiles
Recycle hard plastics
We’ve introduced recycling of hard plastics at our household waste recycling sites to increase the amount of plastic we recycle.
You can now recycle larger hard plastics such as:
- plastic storage containers
- buckets and bins
- plastic patio furniture
- large toys
- plastic guttering, downpipes and utility pipes
- wheelie bins
- compost bins
- water butts
- car bumpers
Electrical items
You can take these items to the recycling sites:
- TVs
- monitors
- mobile phones
- hairdryers
- washing machines
- dishwashers
- fridges
- freezers
- microwaves
- energy-saving light bulbs
- fluorescent tube light bulbs
- car batteries
- other small electrical items
DIY and garden waste
You can take these items to the recycling sites:
- general garden waste
- timber
- MDF and wood composites
- scrap metal
- engine oil
- plasterboard - four sheets removed
- hardcore, rubble, ceramics and soil - six standard rubble bags a month - maximum bag size 55cm x 85cm
- household hazardous chemicals - must be in a secure container
- paint
Asbestos
You can take 4 bags of bonded asbestos to our Hove recycling site, which must be wrapped thoroughly and twice in plastic. You must bring 2 pieces of ID, one photo and one proving you live in the city. We do not accept it at our Brighton site.
Bonded asbestos is often grey and looks like cement. It can be in items like corrugated roofing sheets, guttering and pipes. If you're in any doubt, have the material checked by an asbestos expert.
Wear goggles, a face mask and gloves when handling bonded asbestos. Do not break it into small pieces, and do not cut or saw it. If you have smaller pieces, dampen them with water.
Read the health and safety executive asbestos guidance.
What you can't take to recycling sites
We do not accept builder's waste from work done by a trader or commercial building company, even if it's from a residential home. They should dispose of waste themselves or use a registered waste company.
We do not take any waste from a business or trade.
Find out what other potentially harmful waste we cannot take or collect.
Contact our recycling sites
You can phone Veolia South Downs on 08453 550 550, who manage our recycling sites.
More information
Find out how to recycle other household items in our A to Z guide to recycling.