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Eastbourne household waste recycling site

Eastbourne Household Waste Site location map
Eastbourne Household Waste Site location map

Directions

The site is one and half miles east of Eastbourne town centre off St Philip’s Avenue, BN22 8NB

From Eastbourne town centre go eastward along Seaside (A259) travelling towards Lottbridge Drove/Pevensey Bay.

After a mile and a half look for the Castle Restaurant on the left hand side and turn left into Churchdale Road. At the first mini-roundabout, turn left into St Philip's Avenue and the entrance to the site is just on the left hand side.

Opening hours

  • Monday to Thursday: 9am-4pm
  • Friday: 9am-3.30pm
  • Saturday and Sunday: 8am-12noon
  • Bank Holidays: Closed
  • Christmas 2008/New Year arrangements:

    • Open 9am-1pm on Christmas Eve and New Years Eve
    • Closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and New Years Day
    • Other than those dates, normal opening hours will apply as above

    What you can recycle

    • Aluminium foil
    • Aerosols
    • Bric-a-brac
    • Car batteries
    • Cans/Tins
    • Cardboard
    • Cooking oil
    • Electrical goods
    • Engine oil
    • Fluorescent tubes/Energy saving bulbs
    • Furniture
    • Fridges/Freezers
    • Glass bottles/Jars
    • Green garden waste/Christmas trees
    • Hardcore/Rubble
    • Household batteries
    • Metal items
    • Mobile phones
    • Newspapers/Magazines/Junk mail/White Telephone Directories
    • Plastic bottles
    • Soil
    • Textiles/Shoes
    • Timber/Wood
    • TVs/Computer monitors
    • Tyres
    • Yellow Pages

    Accepted

    • Household waste
    • Bonded asbestos

    Not accepted

    • Trade/Business waste

    Further information

    • Vans or trailers require an entry permit.
    • Only 6 bags of soil or hardcore will be accepted per month.
    • Only 4 sheets or 6 bags of bonded asbestos will be accepted per month.
    • The site can be very busy at weekends during the summer months. The site tends to be less busy mid-week.
    • A site visit to your home may be required if the site staff suspect you are taking commercial waste/recycling to the site. All visits are carried out by East Sussex County Council staff.

    Responsible authority

    • East Sussex County Council
    Website approved by the Plain English Campaign

    East Sussex County Council, County Hall, St Anne's Crescent, Lewes, BN7 1UE. Tel: 01273 481000