Local recycling centres

There are various small local recycling centres across Adur and Worthing where you can bring your unwanted items.

• Find a local recycling centre in Adur and Worthing (run by Adur & Worthing Councils)
• Report a problem with a textile recycling bank
• Other sites run by other organisations
• Donating unwanted items

See also:

• Tips (household waste recycling sites) which offer a full range of recycling facilities

Find a local recycling centre in Adur and Worthing

The following sites, maintained by Adur & Worthing Councils, collect textiles and shoes: (postcodes are given for approximate locations)

Please do not leave any other rubbish at these sites - it could mean that all the recyclable items already disposed of are rejected. These recycling points are emptied weekly.

Fishersgate:

• Eastbrook Community Centre, West Road, Fishersgate, BN41 1QH

Shoreham-by-Sea:

• Beach Green car park, Shoreham Beach, BN43 5YA
• Buckingham Park car park (south eastern entrance, opposite Tesco Express), Upper Shoreham Road, BN43 6BE
• Shoreham Community Centre car park (north end), Pond Road, BN43 5WU
• See also: Tip: Shoreham Household waste recycling site, Brighton Road (offers a full range of recycling facilities)

Southwick:

• Cross Road Rest Gardens, BN42 4HD
• Southwick Recreation Ground car park (near the MS Treatment Centre), Croft Avenue, BN42 4AB

Worthing:

• Broadwater Road (next to Worthing Motors), BN14 8AG
• Brooklands Park car park, Brighton Road (A259), BN11 2HP
• Cricketers Parade, Broadwater Street West, BN14 9DA
• Findon Road, Findon Valley (next to the library and toilets), BN14 0DH
• Goring Road car park, BN12 4PE (on the car park access road, located between the Post Office, 292 Goring Road, and Veranda Café, 322 Goring Road)
• Pond Lane Recreation Ground, BN13 2JR (corner of Durrington Lane and New Road, opposite The Park View pub)
• Richmond Road, BN11 1HD (between Worthing Library and the museum garden)
• Tesco car park (opposite petrol station), Fulbeck Way, Durrington, BN13 3FG
• Poulter's Lane car park (opposite the Thomas a Beckett pub), Worthing, BN14 7SZ
• Worthing Leisure Centre car park, Shaftesbury Avenue, BN12 4ET
• See also: Tip: Worthing Household Waste Recycling Site, Willowbrook Road (offers a full range of recycling facilities)

Map of sites:

Find your nearest recycling point and check what items they accept:

 Orange pins - textiles/shoes only

 Purple stars - HWRS sites - full recycling + more

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Report a problem with a textile recycling bank

You should only use this form to report a problem with a textile recycling bank that is run by Adur & Worthing Councils manage (see list above).

Report a textile recycling bank problem

To report a problem with other textile recycling banks please look at the bank and contact their provider or managing company, instead. For example, this could be textile recycling banks managed by Oxfam, the Salvation Army, or another charity organisation.

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Other sites run by other organisations 

The following sites, run by other organisations, collect textiles and shoes:

Please do not leave any other rubbish at these sites - it could mean that all the recyclable items already disposed of are rejected.

• The Salvation Army website - find a donation point (including Southwick and Lancing Manor leisure centres)
• Fire stations - on the Firefighters Charity website

Larger supermarkets may have a range of recycling facilities in their car parks (eg Asda, Co-op, Morrisons, Sainsbury's, Tesco, Waitrose, etc).

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Donating unwanted items

If you have items that are in good condition that somebody else may be able to use then you can donate them to charities (including furniture or small electrical items), or collect items for charities, or sell them on a resale site such as eBay or Gumtree.

For more information see:

• How to reduce waste

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