Eastbourne household waste recycling site

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

Directions

One and half miles east of Eastbourne town centre, off St Philip's Avenue, BN22 8NB

From Eastbourne town centre go east on Seaside (A259) towards Lottbridge Drove and Pevensey Bay.

After a mile and a half 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 to 4pm
  • Friday: 9am to 3.30pm
  • Saturday and Sunday: 8am to 12noon
  • Bank Holidays: Closed

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
  • Plasterboard
  • Plastic bottles
  • Soil
  • Textiles/Shoes
  • Timber/Wood
  • TVs/Computer monitors
  • Tyres
  • Yellow Pages

Accepted

  • Household waste
  • Bonded asbestos

Not accepted

  • Trade/Business waste

Site restrictions

  • No vehicle height restrictions. This site has a manned entrance and staff may refuse access to unsuitable vehicles.
  • Vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of 3500kg or above are not permitted.
  • Trailers must be single axle and no more than 2.4 metres (8 feet) in length.
  • No commercial vehicles with Luton, flatbed or tipper bodies.
  • Builders bags and Hippo bags are not recommended and staff will not be able to help you with these.
  • Only 6 bags of soil or hardcore will be accepted per month, per household.
  • Only 4 sheets or 6 bags of bonded asbestos and plasterboard will be accepted per month, per household.

See also:

Responsible authority

  • East Sussex County Council