Hastings household waste recycling site

Directions

The site is west of Hastings town, off the Bexhill Road (A259) between Glyne Gap/Ravenside Retail Park and St Leonards, TN40 2RZ

From Hastings:

From Hastings pier, go west along the A259 towards Bexhill. Go under the railway bridge and carry straight on into Bexhill Road (A259).

Turn right near Wyevale Garden Centre into Freshfields. Go to the top of the road past the playing fields. The site is at the end of the road, on the right next to the landfill site entrance.

From Bexhill:

From Bexhill train station, go north along Upper Sea Road (B2182) and turn right into De La Warr Road. At the traffic lights at the end of the road, turn right onto the A259 (signposted Hastings). At the Glyne Gap roundabout (by Ravenside Retail Park) take the Hastings exit on the right into Bexhill Road (A259). Continue along Bexhill Road (A259) for half a mile.

Turn left near Wyevale Garden Centre into Freshfields. Go to the top of the road past the playing fields. The site is at the end of the road, on the right next to the landfill site entrance.

Opening hours

April to end September:
Monday to Sunday 9am-6pm

October to end March:
Monday to Saturday 8am-4pm, Sunday 9am-4pm

Bank Holidays: Open to usual hours

Christmas 2008/New Year arrangements:

• Open 8am-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