If your recycling bin becomes full, you can put out any extra recyclable materials next to your bin on collection day, but please ensure that they are kept dry, as any wet paper and cardboard cannot be recycled. 

Don’t forget that any recyclable materials that can’t fit into your recycling bin can also be taken to your local Household Waste Recycling Site. Please be aware of our sites’ Christmas opening times and remember to take some ID to prove you live in West Sussex – a new requirement.

Christmas and New Year are the busiest times of the year for recycling and our staff will be working extra shifts to process your recyclable wrapping paper, cardboard boxes, bottles and Christmas cards.

It is important that all of your recycling is clean, dry and loose. 

If you are unsure whether you can recycle your wrapping paper do the ‘scrunch test.’ If the paper stays scrunched then it’s okay to go in your recycling.

A full A-Z of what can and can’t be recycled in West Sussex can be found on the West Sussex recycles website. 

You can check your Christmas and New Year collection dates by following the link to your local district or borough's website; Adur and Worthing, Arun, Chichester, Crawley, Horsham, or Mid Sussex.

Please share this advice with your family and friends and encourage them to sign-up to receive news and alerts on our main website.

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas.