Now we have a storage facility and are doing regular stalls we’re able to start accepting items for recycling. Here’s a list of things we can take:

Any plastic items – including broken toys – we can recycle them through Reworked

Corks – we’re in touch with someone who can take these to Recorked

Spectacles – these can be sent to Peep Eyeware

Contact lenses and Blister packs (the packaging most tablets and contact lenses come in) – we can take these to Boots Opticians for recycling.

Packaging and strong boxes : We are now accepting any kind of packaging and trying to coordinate with people moving house or selling things online who are in need of packaging.

Worn-out clothes and shoes: These can be put in the TRA bins at the waste depot or given to the SCDA shop in Newhaven in bags marked ‘rags’. They will then be processed and either sent to countries who can mend / make use of them or be turned into waste products such as insulation, mattress filling. (Or come along to our Repair Cafes to find out how to mend them).

Anything else – we’re in touch with people who run art workshops with kids so if there’s anything we can’t recycle we can donate it to them to turn into artwork.

What should I throw into my bin? Not very much! Make sure all your food scraps go in your doorstep collection.
If you have any questions about anything you want to avoid putting in your bin drop us an email and we’ll see if we can help.

info@newhavengreencentre.com