Waste reduction and recycling directory

Muji, tel: 020 7436 1779 for nearest branch. Light grey polypropylene bins made from recycled plastic, connect together using metal inserts, prices from around £15

• Hastings - Lullabys, 68-70 Bohemia Road: 01424 423169
• Sevenoaks - Jolly Tots, 116 London Road, Dunton Road: 01732 742008.

Alternatively, the following buy and sell secondhand baby clothes and equipment:

• Hailsham Peppers Nursery Land, 42 High Street: 01323 449595
  Whoops A Daisy, George Street: 01323 844045
• Hildenborough Nippers, Nizels Lane: 01732 832253 (limited opening)
• Sevenoaks Jolly Tots, 116 London Road, Dunton Green: 01732 742008
• Uckfield Uptown Kids, 166 High Street: 01825 768622
• Willingdon Babees, 5 Gorringe Valley Road: 01323 488443.

Or see Yellow Pages under Baby goods & services.

Groombridge - Southern Bath Resurfacing: 01892 610303 (offer bath re-enamelling, chip repairs, stain removal, recolouring and secondhand sales)

For other companies see Yellow Pages under Bath re-surfacing.

Use the mains whenever you have the choice; use rechargeable batteries and a battery charger if you need to use batteries. They are cheaper in the long run, having a life of 4-5 years. These are widely available and recyclable once exhausted. For battery recycling:

Household batteries including NiCad rechargeable's. Each manufacturer can only accept their own brand rechargeable batteries. Please do not send them anything else.

Silver oxide cells
Used in watches, calculators and some cameras. These batteries are valuable because of the silver content and so most jewellers will accept them back for recycling.

Other household batteries
These can be taken to the following Household Waste Recycling Sites. (Additional facilities for recycling household batteries will be established within the next few years under forthcoming EU legislation.)

• Brighton - Wilson Avenue

• Crowborough - Farningham Road

• Hove - Off Old Shoreham Road

• Mountfield - off London Road

• Newhaven - Lewes Road

Cut up for pillow cases, dusters or cloths; take to charity shops or place into textiles banks.

Harvey & Son (Lewes) sell all their bottled beer in returnable bottles. The company also has an excellent environmental policy with virtually all waste products being recycled and raw materials sourced locally where possible. Apart from the many local Harveys pubs their bottled beers are available from their shop at 6 Cliffe High Street, Lewes: 01273 480217. Drinking draught beer from any pub is also good from a waste point of view as the casks last 20 or 30 years. Apart from Harvey's, very few breweries refill bottles now.

Will be repaired or purchased by most local cycle shops or try and sell through local papers. Children's bicycles are wanted by the Rainbow Children's Charity in Eastbourne. Contact Nigel McKenzie: 01323 483989. The Red Cross Kent branch is appealing for unwanted bicycles for volunteers to use at public events. Please call: 01622 690011.

• Crowborough Crowborough Cycle Centre, The Broadway: 01892 665412 (repairs and used sales)
• Forest Row Future Cycles, Friends Yard, London Road: 01342 822847 (repairs & part exchange considered)
• Hailsham M&S Accessories, George Street: 01323 845409 (repairs and used sales)
  Pellings, 82 High Street: 01323 840601 (repairs)
• Heathfield Cycle Revival, Hailsham Road: 01435 866118 (repairs)
• Polegate Kontour Cycles, Station Road: 01323 482368 (repairs)
• Uckfield In-Gear, 107 High Street: 01825 768192 (repairs)
  

Or see Yellow Pages under Cycle shops.

BINOCULARS
Repaired by Park Cameras, 115 Lower Church Road, Burgess Hill: 01444 245316.

BOATS
See Yellow Pages under Boat builders & repairs and Boat hire.

For cleaning and repair services see Yellow Pages under Boiler cleaning/servicing & repair and Central heating services.

Borrow books from your local library or friends, or buy secondhand from charity shops or secondhand bookshops. Widely available from charity shops, secondhand shops and libraries. There are also a small number of secondhand book shops within the District:

• Crowborough - Simply Read, Mardens Court, London Road: 01892 611743
• Pevensey - V J Sanderson, The Barn, High Street: 01323 461377
• Uckfield - Halls, 134 High Street.

Or see Yellow Pages under Charity shops and Books - rare & secondhand.

The Lions have a Book Exchange Stall outside Spillards, Croft Road, Crowborough on Saturday mornings.

Donate unwanted books to libraries, charity shops, schools or sell to your local secondhand book shop (see above). Many charities accept books, including the Sussex Wildlife Trust. Contact Jill Child: 01323 870481 who will collect from across the District, Burrswood Charity shop, 5 The Broadway, Crowborough, 01892 613442. Books can also be donated at Forest Row Community Centre. There are Salvation Army book collection banks at the recycling points at Croft Road car park, Crowborough and Heathfield Co-op.

Damaged books can be repaired by bookbinders:

• Laughton - Leaf Binding, Stone Cross Farm, Lewes Road: 01323 811844
• Polegate - Anna L. Hornstein, Unit 7, Priesthawes Farm: 01323 484703
• Punnetts Town - Brian Matthews, Little Greenwood: 01435 830407
• Uckfield - P Carey, Rose Cottage, 51 Framfield Road: 01825 765171.

Or see Yellow Pages under Bookbinders.

Take to charity shops or any of the Household Waste Recycling Sites in East Sussex except Brighton and Uckfield.

Donate to your local charity shop or try to sell it secondhand. There is a special Cancer Research Campaign Wedding shop at 172 Terminus Road, Eastbourne buying and selling used wedding attire. Contact: 01323 739703.

Trim the bristles of softened brushes with sharp scissors to give them a second life. Save old toothbrushes and washing-up brushes for cleaning and DIY jobs.

For design advice on minimising waste when building contact:

Centre for Alternative Technology: 01654 702400

Construction Resources: 020 7450 2211

Network for Alternative Technology and Technology Assessment: 01908 654638 

BUILDING MATERIALS

The following companies sell secondhand building materials and architectural salvage, such as bricks, paving, timber, railway sleepers, fireplaces, doors, gates, flooring, sinks etc.:

• Burgess Hill Dorton Demolition, Station Road: 01444 250330
• Eastbourne Best Demolition, Hawthorn Road: 01323 416572
• Heathfield Ajeer, Sugar Loaf Yard, Woods Corner: 01424 838555
  Best Demolition, Burwash Road: 01435 862381 click to email
• Langton Green P K Harbour, Adams Well, Broom Lane: 01892 862075
• Lower Dicker R S Engley, Camberlot Road: 01323 844213
• Stonegate M K & D K Smith, Lymden Lane: 01580 201258.

See also Yellow Pages under Builders' merchants; Salvage & reclamation and Waste products - reclaimers.

Free information on sources of reclaimed materials is available from Salvo: 01890 820333

CAKE TIN HIRE (and Wedding cake stands etc.)

• Crowborough Creative Cakecraft, Station Approach, Jarvis Brook: 01892 668336

CAMCORDER HIRE

Jacksons, Hartfield Road, Forest Row: 01342 822885.

All types of cans and tins, aluminium and steel, including pet food tins and very large containers can be placed into any of Wealden's can banks which can be found at one of the Neighbourhood Recycling Points or they can be taken to one of the Household Waste Recycling Sites. Cans are also taken on the CROWN/kerbside schemes. Please rinse them out, but there is no need to squash cans or remove labels.

Many schools and charities have their own fund-raising collection schemes for aluminium cans. There are aluminium can buy-back centres at:

• Hailsham - Metal Recycling Centre, Saltmarsh Lane: 01323 840287
• Seaford - Riverside Scrap Metals, 17 Cradle Hill Industrial Estate: 01323 892790.

For repairs of canvas, tarpaulin and PVC, see Yellow Pages under Canvas goods and Tarpaulin mfrs.

CARAVANS

Most agents and dealers offer used caravans for sale and some offer a repair service. See Yellow Pages under Caravan agents & dealers; Caravan repairs & service.

Cardboard can be recycled via collection banks at the following sites:

• Household Waste Recycling Sites

  • Brighton - Wilson Avenue
  • Crowborough - Farningham Road
  • Eastbourne - St Phillip's Avenue
  • Forest Row - Station Road
  • Hastings - off Bexhill Road
  • Heathfield - Burwash Road
  • Hove - Off Old Shoreham Road
  • Lewes - Ham Lane
  • Mountfield - off London Road
  • Newhaven - Lewes Road
  • Seaford - Cradle Hill Road Industrial Estate
  • Wadhurst - Faircrouch Lane

• Pembury - Hospital

• Tunbridge Wells
• Crescent Road multi-storey car park
• Sainsbury's car park, Eridge Road
• St Johns Sports Centre, St. Johns Road

CARDS

Cut them up to make gift tags or cut the fronts off to use as postcards or pictures for homemade cards. Send e-greetings instead.

The following have collection boxes for all types of cards:

• Polegate - Library, Windsor Way
• Willingdon - Library, Coppice Avenue.

The cards will be reused by volunteers for St. Wilfrid's Hospice to remake cards sold for fundraising purposes.

W H Smith and Tesco stores act as card collection points each January for the Woodland Trust.

For repairs and restoration see Yellow Pages under Carpenters & joiners.

Could be sold secondhand, or may be welcomed by local allotment, gardening, voluntary service or furniture reuse groups.

A thorough cleaning and restoration service may alleviate the need to replace carpets. See Yellow Pages under Carpet & upholstery.

Recyclable and compostable carpets are produced by Interface: 01274 690690.

Most supermarkets have 'bag for life' schemes. You buy one large, tough carrier bag for 10p which should last about 10 trips. When it wears out the cashier will replace it free of charge and the old one will be sent for recycling.

Some supermarkets collect carrier bags for recycling (not just their own bags). There are collection points at the following locations and many more.

Tesco's, Eastbourne

Sainsbury's Eastbourne and Tunbridge Wells

Some recycling points in Lewes have collection bins for carrier bags.

Prolong the life of your car engine by tuning or reconditioning. See Yellow Pages under Engine reconditioning and Engine tuning.

For occasional use see Yellow Pages under Car hire - self drive and Taxis & private hire vehicles.

Secondhand car spares are widely available via mail order:

• Hailsham AGT: 01323 843600
  Burfield Breakers: 01323 440366 (Vauxhall/Rover)
  Dave's Auto Spares: 01323 840287
  Hailsham Ford Breakers: 01323 849107
  Ripley Autospares Ltd: 01323 841228.

There are also national mail order services: (*denotes premium rate phone numbers)

• 1 call: 09069 190402* or 0891 662709*
• 1st call Recycled Auto Spares: 09065 151000*
• 1st Choice Spares: 09069 108400*
• Charlton Recycled Autoparts Ltd: 01223 864422
• Premier Used Spares: 0897 202500*
• Spare a Minute: 020 8205 2100
• Volks-Apart (VW only): 020 8317 2330/4114
• VW & Audi: 01580 754447.

Or see Yellow Pages under Car and commercial vehicle dismantlers.

The following companies accept vehicles at the premises or will collect. There is generally a small charge for collection (up to around £20) but this will depend on whether or not there are any salvageable parts. Vehicles delivered to the premises are usually accepted free of charge. It is advisable to call first to discuss possible charges:

• Hailsham Burfield Breakers, Units 7&8 Burfield Park, South Road: 01323 440366 (Vauxhall and Rover makes only)
  Dave's Auto Spares, Elmfields, Saltmarsh Lane: 01323 840287
  Ripley Autospares Ltd, Diplocks Way Ind. Est.: 01323 841228
• Lower Dicker Hailsham Ford Breakers, 13a Hackhurst Lane: 01323 849107 (Ford models preferred but other makes accepted).

Organising a function? Instead of disposable plates and cutlery why not consider hiring. Hire companies offer china, glassware, cutlery, tables, chairs, linen, gas cookers, barbecues and washing-up:

• Buxted Acorn Catering Equipment Hire: 01825 733351
• Chiddingly Speedwell Catering Hire, Foxhunt Farm: 01825 872990
• Crowborough Cater Hire, 8 Fermor Road: 0800 074 2814
  LNS Tablesettings, Crowborough Hill: 01892 663785
• Rotherfield All Table Settings - Unlimited: 01892 852664.

See also Yellow Pages under Catering eqpt hire.

Glass hire is available from most off-licences and supermarkets.

CD's and DVD's

If unbroken take to a local charity shop. Please DO NOT place into bottle banks. Use broken pieces as crocks to place into plant pots.

Damaged china and glassware can be repaired by specialists:

• Eastbourne - Godfrey Grenville: 01323 735595
• Wadhurst - David Craig, Toll Cottage, Station Road: 01892 782188.

Or see Yellow Pages under China & glassware repairs.

CHARITY SHOPS IN WEALDEN DISTRICT

CROWBOROUGH

• Animal Welfare Society, Crowborough Hill, Jarvis Brook
• Cancer Research, 3 Belmont Buildings, High Street
• Help The Aged, 1 The Broadway
• Sue Ryder, The Broadway
• Hospice in the Weald, 6 High Street
• Burrswood, 5 The Broadway, 01892 613442

HAILSHAM

• Cancer Research, 20 High Street
• Crossroads, 4 Market Square
• Help The Aged, Unit 12, St. Mary's Walk, The Twittens
• Oxfam, 4 Vicarage Fields
• Sense, 6 St. Mary's Walk, The Twittens

HEATHFIELD

• Help The Aged, 66 High Street
• Imperial Cancer Fund, 40 High Street
• Oxfam, 68 High Street

MAYFIELD

• Oxfam, High Street by St. Leonard's-Mayfield School (Tue, Thur & Sat)

POLEGATE

• Carers Corner, 58b High Street
• Help The Aged, 10 High Street

UCKFIELD

• British Heart Foundation, 162 High Street
• Cancer Research, 126 High Street
• Help The Aged, 67 High Street
• Imperial Cancer Fund, 106 High Street
• Kit Wilson Trust, 7 Bell Walk
• Oxfam, 94 High Street
• Red Cross, High Street
• St Wilfrid's Hospice, 150 High Street
• Sense, 122 High Street

WADHURST

• Celia Hammond Trust, High Street

See Yellow Pages under Charity shops for those outside of Wealden.

Products such as paint, herbicides and solvents should be placed in the special containers provided at the Household Waste Recycling Sites. Larger quantities may be collected free by the County Council. Click here to email them for advice or tel: 01273 482228.

All fridges and freezers delivered to Household Waste Recycling Sites have the CFCs removed for subsequent recycling. Most new fridges are now CFC-free - check with your dealer.

Buy an artificial tree which will last for many years; or use a small potted tree that can be planted in the garden. Wilderness Wood in Hadlow Down, New Road Nurseries at Amberstone and some garden centres supply rooted trees that can also be planted out after Christmas.

Cut trees can be composted through the CROWN service (leave trees next to your green waste bin) or by placing into one of the green waste skips at any Household Waste Recycling Site.

Send to: BKPA, Bordon, Hants, GU39 9JZ (to benefit kidney patients).

For a free collection of clinical waste (including sharps) from domestic households, please call: 01323 443437 or click here to email.

CLOCKS & WATCHES

For repairs and sale of secondhand/restored pieces try:

• Crowborough Cosigns, Crowborough Hill, Jarvis Brook: 01892 653276
  W E Cro & Son, 8-9 High Street: 01892 661543
• Forest Row Armec Sussex Ltd, Lewes Road: 01342 823403
  The Golden Casket, 12 Hartfield Road: 01342 822615
• Heathfield Antique Clock Restoration & Repairs: 01435 864983
  M I Pitches: 01435 864983
• Hooe John Strevett: 01424 892067
• Rotherfield B M Wright, Watchmaker, 24 High Street
• Uckfield Gale & Woolgar, 47 High Street: 01825 762831
  George Moss, 100c High Street: 01825 764004.

Or see Yellow Pages under Clock & watch repairs & parts.

Wind-up Sekonda watches are available from some jewellers. Also non-battery kinetic watches are now widely available. Mechanical clocks are available from many jewellers. Unwanted clocks and watches are welcomed by Seven Springs Cheshire Home, Pembury Road, Tunbridge Wells.

Try to sell unwanted clothing through your local paper, donate it to charity shops, place into textiles banks or use clothing exchanges such as:

• Heathfield - Elizabeth's Exchange, The Market, Burwash Road: 01435 866400. Wed, Fri & Sat.
• Uckfield - The Dress Agency, 212 High Street.

See also Yellow Pages under Dress agencies.

• Alfriston A Temporary Affair, Comp Barn, Winton Street: 01323 870232 (evening & special occasion ladieswear)
• Crowborough Mulberrys, High Street: 01892 654050 (ladies ballgowns & evening wear)
• Hailsham Wards, High Street: 01323 842359 (menswear)
• Heathfield Wards, 44 High Street: 01435 (dress hire)
• Stone Cross Messieurs Dames, by appointment: 01323 763256 (ladies & gents evening wear)
• Uckfield A H Broadbridge & Son, 142 High Street: 01825 763884 (mens formal wear)
  Thorpes Menswear, 132 High Street: 01825 762156
  Wedding Belles, 4-6 Church Street: 01825 769225 (wide range of evening, occasional & wedding outfits)

See also Yellow Pages under Clothes hire.

• Crowborough Columbine Cleaning Ltd, Unit 5, Fernbank Shopping Centre: 01892 663804
  Johnsons the Cleaners, The Broadway: 01892 661769
• Forest Row Laceys Drycleaning, Upper Square: 01342 826248
• Hailsham Express Dry Cleaners, Vicarage Fields
• Heathfield Harpers Dry Cleaners, 45 High Street: 01435 862083
  Heathfield Dry Cleaners, Station Road: 01435 863737
• Uckfield Bell Walk Dry Cleaners, 5 Bell Walk: 01825 769749
  Esquire Dry Cleaners, High Street: 01825 762520
  Harpers Dry Cleaners, 79 High Street: 01825 762337
  Silhouette, top of High Street: 01825 764717
• Wadhurst Cheryl Cleaners, High Street: 01892 784347
  D Barry: 01892 782616.

Or see Yellow Pages under Dressmakers/Dry Cleaners/Tailors.

Some charities will accept foreign coins, old money and medals.

• Cancer Research Campaign
• Guide Dogs for the blind
• Oxfam
• Sue Ryder
• St. Wilfrid's Hospice

Old money can also be sent to: Leukaemia Research Fund, 43 Great Ormond Street, London, WC1N 3JJ.

Various dealers buy old coins, banknotes, foreign coins etc. See Yellow Pages under Coin & medal dealers.

COMMERCIAL AND OFFICE WASTES
Please email the Waste Management section to request a free booklet. You may also be interested in visiting the Wealden Business Help website.

COMPUTERS & IT EQUIPMENT
If equipment is in working order try to sell it through the Friday-Ad or local papers. You may be able to donate it to schools, churches, community groups or local charities.

Alternatively, try one of the following organisations (some will only accept working equipment);

• Battle Scrap Store (SKRAPP): 01424 775439
• CLH Trading, Grange Farm, Common Lane, Heapham, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, DN21 5XD, 01427 839111 - offer a nationwide collection for scrap pc's
• Computer Aid International, 020 7281 0091 - Accept computers for refurbishment and reuse in developing countries.
• Computers for Charity, Cemetery Lodge, Ersham Road, Hailsham, BN27 3LJ: 01323 840641 (will only accept computers that are less than 4 years old. They can not accept monitors and printers. Collections are no longer available)
• Emmaus, Brighton: 01273 426481
• Greencare: 0800 502050
• Hove YMCA: 01273 776868
• Magpie Recycling Co-Operative Limited, Saunders Park Depot, Saunders Park, Brighton, East Sussex, BN2 4AY: 01273 677577 - may be able to provide a collection.
  Southdown Council for Voluntary Services, Lewes: 01273 483832
• Willow Computers, Crawley, West Sussex - will accept working and broken equipment. They can also collect free of charge. phone: (01293) 401653 or (07980) 402986 or email: willowcomputers@hotmail.co.uk
• Furniture reuse groups

Computer Monitors can also be accepted at the Household Waste Recycling Sites except the mobile site in Uckfield on a Sunday.

Reconditioned PCs are available from TAM Direct: 01707 330111. Give them a call for a price list and ordering details.

People on low incomes (e.g. in receipt of income support or WFTC) will be able to obtain low-cost reconditioned PCs through a new Government scheme 'Computers Within Reach'. For more information and to express interest contact: 0870 000 2288.

Consider upgrading your PC rather than buying a new one. See Yellow Pages under Computer services (for repairs also).

Repaired by:

• Crowborough 1st Cooker Repairs: 01892 599392 (mobile engineer based in Crowborough, all makes of electric cookers)
  Southpoint, Southview Road: 01892 661411
• Chris MacRae Electronics: 01892 669205
  Heathfield A-Z Repairs: 01435 863833
  J R Owen: 01435 864563
• Polegate D B Domestics, 71 High Street: 01323 489415.

Reconditioned stoves are available from:

• Framfield Sussex Stove Centre: 01825 890732
• Heathfield The Forge Cookshop, Old Station: 01435 868480
  Woodstock Fires, 3 Station Road: 01435 868686
• Plumbwell Heating, The Dairy, Beech Farm Estate, Netherfield Hill, Battle, East Sussex, TN33 0LL: 0845 4506991 or fax 01424 774446.