What can you recycle?

Kerbside recycling is great, but there are some things that you can’t put in it – notably blister packs, batteries and tetrapacks.. At our stalls you can find out information about things you can recycle which the council doorstep collection doesn’t take.

You would be surprised at how much you can use and recycle, even: hair, fur, household dust -if you have household compost, put it in there – or find a neighbour who might want it.

See the list below of how to recycle your difficult rubbish.

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Your recycling
There’s more information on the Brighton Green Centre’s excellent A to Z: thegreencentre.co.uk

How to recycle

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  • Broken Plastics – Please bring them to us and we’ll send them to ReFactory (formerly Reworked) for upcycling
  • Blister Packs (from tablets) – Boots in Newhaven is now accepting these. Make sure they’re empty and clean and dry
  • Contact lenses and packaging – take them to any Boots opticians (the nearest ones are Lewes or Brighton)
  • Soft plastics (including wrapping, crisp wrappers) – Take any clean and dry soft plastics to your nearest Coop store for upcycling if you can (Coop’s the only supermarket to recycle this material in the UK), you can also put them in doorstep recycling
  • Corks – Please bring to us and we’ll send them to Recorked for upcycling and recycling

  • Rags (worn-out clothing and linen) – Put them in a bag marked ‘rags’ and take them to the SCDA shop in Newhaven (please wash them first!) or other charity shops

  • Broken shoes – Take them to a cobblers (the locksmiths in Newhaven does shoe repairs) to be mended or put in a shoes ‘bring bank’ at recycling centres – even odd shoes can be sent to the developing world for use

  • Packaging including bubble wrap, padded envelopes – Save to re-use or bring them to us for re-distribution

  • Empty cosmetic and toiletries – These can now be taken to the Newhaven Sainsburys, also selected Boots and Superdrug stores for recycling

  • Old candles – bring them to us so they can be melted down and made into new candles

  • Razors and razor blades: Contact Terracycle for your free envelope to return them to for recycling: https://www.terracycle.com/en-GB/brigades/gillette-envelope-ukhttps://www.terracycle.com/en-GB/brigades/gillette-envelope-uk
  • Pens, highlighters, correction fluids can be taken to Rymans, 55-56 North Street, BN1 1RH