Kerbside Collection

Plastic bottles, cans, clean aluminium foil, paper and textiles are collected in the black boxes. Not all plastics can be recycled at present; the council can only sell what can be dealt with at recycling plants. This is why some items may be rejected by the collectors.
Cans should be washed (the end of the washing-up water is fine). Plastic bottles should also be washed and the lids discarded (see the section on Lewes crushing plant)