We can now recycle some hard plastic at Burgess Hill, Horsham or Shoreham Household Waste Recycling sites (Tip).
- No brittle plastic, eg CD cases
- No other materials with the plastic, eg metal, fabrics
- No residue of products in containers eg paint
Here is the list of items that Biffa can take / can’t take:
| Yes Please | No Thanks |
| Storage containers | X Children’s car seats |
| Buckets & bins | X Polycarb roofing sheets |
| Plastic Patio furniture | X Upholstered plastic car seats |
| Large children’s garden toys | X Crash helmets |
| Car bumpers | X Brittle plastics eg CD cases |
| Gutters, downpipes, etc | X Drums with liquids |
| Wheelie bins & composters | X Swimming pools |
| Water butts | X Garden hose |
| Traffic cones | X Films, sheeting |
| Traffic barriers (feet removed) | X Furniture unless 100% plastic |
| Single stream plastic | X Petrol cans |
| Hangers | X Pint tins (unless triple washed) |
| Plant pots (no soil) | X Mastic tubes |
| Rigid bottle tops | X Any toys/tools with a battery |
| X Fibreglass |
Sustainable Henfield take all the mixed bottle tops you give us in Cornerweighs. The milk bottle tops are taken out and given to Springboard in Horsham to raise money for this learning disability charity.
Consider asking friends or neighbours if they have items to take, to save journeys
What happens to this Hard Plastic?
It is sent to a transfer station in East Sussex for colour sorting and baling. Then on to Van Wervan in Selby, Yorkshire.
Recycling process – Van Werven Plastic Recycling (recyclingplastics.eu)
Our products – Van Werven Plastic Recycling (recyclingplastics.eu)
Water, pvc and sewer pipes, parts for the automotive industry, construction materials, furniture and household items.
