Recycling & Composting in Brighton & Hove

Magpie Recycling

Magpie Recycling offer an opt in service for those who want a flexible and complete range of material recycling. You can fill the bags with cans, glass any plastic PET type 1 or 2 (not just bottles - but check the packaging), paper, cardboard, aluminium foil, clothing / textiles, drinks cartons and books. When you've 4 bags full you can phone Magpie & they'll collect - Tel: 01273 685628 or visit the Magpie OptIn website. They'll collect in the same way from businesses too. Magpie will also collect furniture, garden waste and IT equipment for safe disposal.

Brighton & Hove City Council Recycling

Brighton & Hove City Council provide a doorstep recycling collection to most parts of the city, either weekly or every other week, depending on where you live. The scheme collects the following items:

A wide variety of items can also be recycled at the household waste recycling centres at Leighton Road, Hove and Wilson Avenue Kemptown. Where you can also take green waste – but try composting as much as possible.

More details about recycling in Brighton & Hove can be found on the council’s website: www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/index.cfm?request=c1119782 - you can also get details of discounted compost bins here.

Brighton Community Compost Centre

BCCC offer a range of composting solutions for domestic and commercial gardners generating more green waste than they can handle. See the BCCC Website for more details.

Not from Brighton?
then find out more about your local scheme from recycle more or contact your local authority.

More ways to recycle locally can be found on our 40 ways to recycle page