Wood

Yes wood can be reused and recycled.

REUSE

• Much waste wood is perfectly reusable. 
• Contact The Wood Store for advice on 01273 570500. Their new address is, Ground floor Oakley House, Edward Street, Brighton, BN2 0BA. They offer a collection service for waste wood including all timbers, joists, CLS, decking, plywood, OSB, MDF, skirting, architrave and floorboards. 

RECYCLE
Where?

• Please take wood to the Brighton Household Waste & Recycling site on Wilson Avenue or the Hove Household Waste & Recycling site on the Old Shoreham Road. See here for exact locations and opening times. For more details contact City Clean on 01273 292929.

How?

• A limited amount of wood - six small builder’s bags for each household each month - from home improvements or DIY can be disposed of at the Household Waste Recycling sites. 
• There are 2 different wood recycling containers. Please ask staff for advice.

N.B The recycling sites are for household waste from city residents only. Business waste will not be accepted.

DID YOU KNOW? 

• The most important benefit of wood reuse and recycling is that it saves trees. Some argue that replanting trees compensates for those that have been cut down however it takes a long time for trees to grown to maturity so it is better not to cut them down in the first place.
• Reusing and recycling wood reduces energy costs. When making new products out of virgin materials, much energy is used to extract and process those materials, which includes burning fossil fuels. Products that are manufactured using recycled materials reduce the need for virgin materials, thus saving money and the energy required to extract and process those materials.
• In reality, the majority of waste wood that gets recycled is chipped and the chips used to make chipboard or burnt in power stations.