Residents reminded of changes at rubbish tips

All but three Household Waste and Recylcing Sites (HWRSs) are now closed for two days a week, while the hours of all locations have been reduced to 10am-5pm between October and the end of March. Disposal of all household waste and recycling materials remains free of charge, but West Sussex County Council has introduced a charge for certain types of non-household items. David Barling, WSCC’s cabinet member for residents’ services, said: “These changes had to be made due to the need to make substantial savings following reduced government funding, and to avoid cutting other critical services. “We have done our best to ensure the County Council still provides a comprehensive waste service for residents. “As with any change there will be a transition period, and we are monitoring the traffic at all sites and apologise for any disruption whilst site users become familiar with the new opening and closing times. “Please be aware of the new opening times and plan your journeys to the HWRSs accordingly. “Information on opening days, times and the new charging structure can all be found at www.recycleforwestsussex/changes.” No sites have been closed following the changes, but opening days have been changed: • East Grinstead, Littlehampton and Hop Oast (Horsham) to close on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. • Billingshurst, Worthing and Bognor Regis to close on Thursdays and Fridays. • Midhurst and Shoreham by Sea to close on Mondays and Tuesdays. Midhurst now to open on Sundays (subject to planning permission). Due to their requirement to operate as Waste Transfer Stations Burgess Hill, Crawley and Westhampnett (Chichester) will remain open seven days a week. Disposal charges have been brought in for non-household items such as soil, rubble, plasterboard and tyres. There will be no charges for green waste (which includes grass cuttings), wood or metals. Non-household waste will be charged at £4 per rubble bag or part bag, or per item or per sheet of plasterboard. Rubble bags (55cm x 85cm) can be bought from DIY stores. However, for a limited period, one free rubble bag will be available upon request for each resident at HWRSs. Payment can only be made by Visa or Mastercard debit and credit cards and will need to be made before accessing the chargeable containers. Cash and cheques cannot be accepted. Don’t miss out on all the latest breaking news where you live. Here are four ways you can be sure you’ll be amongst the first to know what’s going on. 1) Make our website your homepage 2) Like our Facebook page 3) Follow us on Twitter 4) Register with us by clicking on ‘sign in’ (top right corner). You can then receive our daily newsletter AND add your point of view to stories that you read here. And do share with your family and friends - so they don’t miss out! Always the first with your local news. Be part of it.