What Happens to the Landfill Waste that is Collected

The landfill waste that is collected from your household is taken to one of the two landfill sites in East Sussex, either Beddingham near Lewes, or Pebsham between Bexhill and Hastings, which are run by East Sussex County Council's Contractors, Veolia Environmental Services.

It is tipped into disused quarry workings and buried.

One of the problems with landfill sites is the emission of landfill gas, which contributes towards global warming.

Both landfill sites have gas extraction systems which capture up to half the gas generated and turn it into electricity on site.