CHALLENGING new waste targets have been set for East Sussex following the success of previous efforts to boost recycling and divert waste away from landfill.

Since publishing a 20 year strategy in 2006 for managing the county’s waste in a sustainable way, the amount recycled and reused has almost doubled and the amount sent to landfill has dropped by more than 90 per cent. Continue reading →

A PLAN to keep open three closure-threatened waste sites in East Sussex has been approved by councillors.

Household waste and recycling centres in Forest Row, Wadhurst and Seaford had been facing closure as part of East Sussex County Council’s bid to make savings of around £70 million over the next three years. Continue reading →

THREE closure-threatened waste sites in East Sussex could remain open under plans being considered by senior councillors.

East Sussex County Council had proposed closing household waste recycling centres in Forest Row, Seaford and Wadhurst as the authority faces a reduction in funding of around £70 million over the next three years. Continue reading →

THERE are just days left for East Sussex residents to give their views on the county’s strategy to deal with household waste between 2014 and 2025.

The strategy, a consultation on which ends on Wednesday, December 11, includes targets for recycling and diverting waste from landfill and identifies savings with the proposed closure of three household waste and recycling sites. Continue reading →