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Recycling over the Christmas period
Collection days for your Rubbish, Recycling and Food Waste Bins over the Christmas period will be changing. Please visit our bin day search for your revised collection days . Collections will resume on your usual collection day from Monday 18th January.
Garden Waste collections are suspended from Friday 25th December 2026 and resume on your usual collection day, commencing from Friday 8th January 2027.
Missed Collections: Report missed collections by 5pm the following working day via our online form
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Extra Recycling over the Christmas period?
No problem, just remember to put in clear or white bags (no black bags) next to the recycling bin for collection. All glass must be put into the recycling bin.
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Extra Cardboard Please remember that cardboard should be folded/cut to fit into the recycling bin. Any boxes not broken down may not be taken.
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Recycle your real Christmas Tree
If you subscribe to the garden waste service, you can recycle your real tree by cutting it up and placing it in your brown bin with the lid closed. Alternatively, you can take it to your local Household Waste Recycling Site. (remember to book a slot before you go – www.eastsussex.gov.uk)
- Small Electricals/Batteries and Vapes
You can recycle your broken fairy lights and other small electrical items/batteries and vapes by putting them in separate carrier bags on top of your rubbish for recycling bin for collection. Please do not put batteries in you bin as they can start fires when crushed in the collection vehicle or at the waste transfer station.
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Food Waste Christmas food waste can be put into your food waste bin. Just remember to place it in a compostable liner before putting in your food waste bin.
Seasons Greetings from all in the Waste Team
Your collection day for rubbish and recycling is on the same day on alternate weeks. We collect:
- Green Recycling Bin: Collected one week (some of the older recycling bins might still be black).
- Black Rubbish Bin: Collected the following week. (Please ensure all rubbish is contained within the bin with the lid closed)
- Brown Garden Waste Bin: (Chargeable service) Collected fortnightly but may be on a different day from your other collections.
Your food waste bin will be collected on the same day every week (this may be a different day from your other collections)
What goes in each bin
- Green Recycling Bin: Glass bottles and jars, cardboard, paper, food/drinks cans, foil, aerosols, plastic bottles, plastic pots, tubs and trays, food cartons, toothpaste tubes, plastic film and bags (no black bags & plastic polystyrene trays).
- Black Rubbish Bin: General household waste that cannot be recycled.
- Food Waste Bin: All food waste
- Brown Garden Waste Bin: Grass cuttings, leaves, hedge trimmings, small branches, flowers, and weeds.
For more information please see our What Goes in Each Bin page, or visit our Recylopedia.
Important Information
- Bin Placement: Ensure bins are placed at the edge of your property by 7am on collection day.
- Missed Collections: Report missed collections by 5pm the following working day via our online form or by calling 01323 443322.
- If the crew have logged a bin is contaminated, any contamination will need to be removed for the bin to be collected on the next scheduled collection day. A missed bin cannot be reported in these circumstances and the crew will not return.
- All rubbish should be contained within the rubbish bin with the lid closed as this reduces the likely-hood of animals and birds accessing the waste. Extra rubbish will not be taken.
- Extra recycling can be presented next to the bin in white or clear bags, except for glass which must be put into the recycling bin.
- Replacement Bins: Order replacement bins via our online form or by calling 01323 443322.
- Assisted Collections: Available on request for those who need help moving their bins.
Crew Safety
Biffa employees and waste operators across the country continue to face the threat of reckless drivers. Biffa is committed to working with Wealden District Council to raise awareness of the social unacceptability of driving recklessly on pavements to help protect the safety of our crews and the public and have produced a short video showing the dangers faced by collection crews whilst going about their work.
