Recycling Information

Wealden District Council started a program of recycling in 1980 with the introduction of glass bottle banks and has been working to increase recycling ever since. The district currently recycles and composts 30.3% (2006/07) of the collected household waste. This amounts to over 19,000 tonnes of materials being diverted from local sites to either being recycled to make new products or to produce soil conditioner.

Neighbourhood Recycling Points

Find out where your nearest recycling point is within wealden, the materials that we can accept at each site and advice on using the recycling points.

What Happens to the Materials Collected

Details of where we take the materials, how they are separated and the end products.

Household Waste Recycling Sites

These sites are the responsibility of East Sussex County Council who are the disposal authority. There are six Household Waste Recycling Sites within the Wealden District (Crowborough, Forest Row, Hailsham, Heathfield and Wadhurst with a mobile site available on Sunday mornings at Uckfield) accepting general refuse, garden waste (for composting), electrical items and recycling, please note the items accept at each site and the opening times may vary.

Home Composting

Advice on home composting and details of how you can purchase compost bins, food digesters, kitchen composters, wormeries and water butt kits at discount prices.

Washable Nappies

Find out about the alternatives to disposable nappies and our washable nappy starter packs, loan scheme and trial pack.

Recycling Directory

Details of how and where you can recycle items such as mobile phones, batteries, paper and stamps. The directory also includes a few useful tips on how to reduce your waste.

Results obtained so far

Find out how much has been recycled.

Latest News and Future Plans

Get the latest updates on the recycling points and find out what is in store for the future.