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Newhaven household waste recycling site

Newhaven Household Waste Site location map
Newhaven Household Waste Site location map

Directions

The site is one third of a mile north west of Newhaven town centre, off Lewes Road, BN9 9AD

From the town centre one way system, turn off into Lewes Road (signposted Piddinghoe).

The site is at the bottom of the hill on the right, opposite the junction for Valley Road.

Opening hours

  • April to end September: Monday to Saturday 9am-6pm, Sunday 9am-4pm
  • October to end March: Monday to Saturday 9am-5pm, Sunday 9am-4pm
  • Bank Holidays: Open to usual hours
  • 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
    • Yellow Pages

    Accepted

    • Household waste

    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.
    • 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