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Waste and recycling
Don't let Adur go to waste - Your A to Z of recycling and refuse in Adur :
Note
: From 1st April 2008 the recycling and refuse service for Adur residents
has been run by Adur & Worthing
Council Services (AWCS). This is providing a cleaner
and safer service for both residents and operatives.
NEW - have your say Wheeled Bin Satisfaction Survey - please complete by Wednesday 8th July 2009
Waste collection dates :
Wheelie bin deliveries in Adur :
Update Phase 4 : Lancing,
North Lancing and Sompting - This
is the final shipment of wheelie bins to the remaining residents of Adur
(and Worthing) that don’t have
them at the moment. New wheelie bin deliveries will start to go out during
February and March 2009. Collections are then due to start March 24th 2009.
See leaflet for details of deliveries, roadshows and exhibitions :
- For more information about AWS and wheelie bin deliveries see : AWS website (www.aws.gov.uk)
A to Z of waste and recycling :
- Alchemist scrap store
- Assisted waste collection
- Batteries
/ battery recycling - see information on the WSCC website (www.westsussex.gov.uk/redirect/?oid=[com.arsdigita.cms.contenttypes.ArticleSection:{id=2171671}])
see also BBC news website (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7636972.stm) and BBC news website video (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7637032.stm) - Blue box recycling scheme
- Broken glass and sharp objects
- Bulky household waste
- Change your lifestyle
- Civic amenity sites (including : Mobile Civic Amenity Sites)
- Computers : Recycling and disposal of old computers
- Did you know?
- Dog bins
- Engine oil
- Facts and figures about waste and recycling in Adur
- Fly tipping
- Fridges and freezers
- Furniture - Adur Furniture Network
- Green waste
(including : composting, Christmas trees and garden waste collection Service) - Hazardous and clinical waste
(including : asbestos, building waste, pesticides, refuse clearance) - Household recycling and refuse collection days
- Household refuse : wheelie bins, bins and sacks
- Household waste recycling sites (including : Mobile Civic Amenity Sites)
- Householders duty of care
- Litter bins
- Map of recycling centres and civic amenity sites in Adur
- Mobile phones : Recycling and disposal
- Nappies
- Recycling centres
- School education pack
('Rethinking Rubbish in West Sussex' - waste management education pack) - Stamps : Recycling and disposal
- Street cleansing and sweeping
- Talks on recycling
- Textile banks : Salvation Army
- Toner/print cartridges : Recycling and disposal
- Trade waste collection service
- What can be recycled : If it's not on the list we can't take it
- Useful hints and tips
- Waste - you and the law (on the AWS website) (www.aws.gov.uk/Services/Waste-YouandtheLaw/) (use your browser's back button to return to this website)
See also :
- Being green - caring for your environment
- Carbon footprint and CO2 emissions
- Drought and water saving
- Energy conservation
Other waste and recycling information :
- The Municipal Waste Management Strategy for West Sussex 2004 to 2009
- Waste Local Plan
- Being green, caring for your environment


