Lewes household waste recycling site
Lewes Household Waste Site location map
Directions
The site is approximately one mile south east of Lewes town centre, BN7 3PS
From Lewes train station head south towards the mini-roundabout. Turn left at the mini-roundabout into Mountfield Road.
Take the first right turn into Ham Lane. Follow the lane round, bearing left at the Southern Water plant. The site is at the far end of the lane.
Opening hours
Normal hours of opening:
- 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
Not accepted
Further information
- Vans or trailers require an entry permit.
- Only 6 bags of soil or hardcore will be accepted per month.
- There may be a height restriction barrier in place at the entrance to the site which is set at 6’1" (1.85m).
- 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
