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Every year we create 3,000 tonnes of packaging waste at Easter! We can reduce this by purchasing eggs without packaging.

Co-op - no large eggs

Tesco - 142g Cadbury Egg (good size) with just foil, which can be recycled, only £2 and here's the bonus - Buy One Get One Free making them just a £1. They also have an assortment of other foil only items including chickens, bunnies and Easter chicks all priced at £3 or 2 for £5. Also Milky Bar Cow, foil only, for just £1.

Electrical cable can be recycled.

You can take all electrical cable to the Green Centre where it will be recycled with our scrap merchant or weigh it in with a scrap merchant yourself.

The local scrap metal company that The Green Centre uses is a family- run company called Argyle Metals Ltd. Their phone number is 01273 680559, and they can be found at Argyle Hall, Campbell Rd, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 4RA.

Electrical Items can be re-used and recycled.

Please take your working items to the Sussex YMCA Charity Shop at 66, Blatchington Road, Hove, BN3 3YN - 01273 776868. They are open from Monday to Saturday, from 9am to 5pm. They will be serviced, PAT tested and resold. Items are guaranteed for a short period.

If your unwanted items are not working they can be recycled at one of the community electrical recycling points in the city;

• Asda Marina, Brighton BN2 5UT
• Goldstone Retail Park BN3 7PN
• Kingswood Street, Brighton,BN2 9HQ
• Leybourne Parade, Brighton, BN2 4LW
• Marine Cliff Car Park, BN2 7HY
• Norfolk Square, Brighton, BN1 2PB
• Ladies Mile Road, BN1 8TA
• Outside Hikers Rest, Coldean Lane, BN1 9GD
• Preston Park north entrance, BN1 6DP
• Tisbury Road, Hove, BN3 3JB
• Upper Rock Gardens, Brighton, BN2 1QE
• Whitecross Street, Brighton, BN1 4DZ
• Whitehawk Family Centre, Whitehawk Road, BN2 5FL
• Withdean Stadium, BN1 5JD

Alternatively please take it to either the Brighton or Hove recycling sites. See Household Waste Recycling Sites for locations and opening times.

Electrical Leads can be recycled.

You can take all electrical leads to the Green Centre where it will be recycled with our scrap merchant or weigh it in with a scrap merchant yourself.

The local scrap metal company that The Green Centre uses is a family- run company called Argyle Metals Ltd. Their phone number is  01273 680559, and they can be found at Argyle Hall, Campbell Rd, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 4RA.

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Energy Saving Lightbulbs can be recycled.

There is a local scheme. 

They are accepted at both recycling sites in Brighton and Hove. See Recycling Sites for location and opening times. 

Please ask a member of staff when you arrive and they will place the bulbs in the correct container.  Should you break a bulb it is recommended that, as a precaution, you ensure the room is well ventilated for at least 15 minutes.  Then sweep up the broken material using a damp cloth, place in a sealed plastic bag and take to either site for appropriate disposal.

They can also be returned to electrical shops from where they were purchased but there may be a charge for this. These include;

Brighton

• Robert Dyas: 74 Western Rd, Brighton BN1 2HA

Hove

• Robert Dyas: 96 George St, Hove BN3 3YE
• Homebase Hove: 182 Old Shoreham Road, Hove, BN3 7EX
• Sainsburys West Hove: 361-367 Old Shoreham Road, Hove, BN3 7GD 

Rottingdean

• Handy Hardware: 51 Marine Drive, Rottingdean, BN2 8LG

Envelopes can be re-used and recycled.

You can re-use your envelopes by sticking a piece of paper or a self adhesive label over the previous address.

Enevelopes, including windowed enevelopes, can be included in your household recycling scheme. 

EPNS cutlery and ornaments can be reused and recycled.

You can take all EPNS cutlery and ornaments to The Green Centre and they will be resold to support the project or recycled through our recycling partner.

The local scrap metal company that The Green Centre uses is a family-run company called Argyle Metals Ltd. Their phone number is 01273 680559, and they can be found at Argyle Hall, Campbell Rd, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 4RA.

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