Food waste
food waste caddy
What goes in:
- food waste - put in your food waste caddy, or compost at home if you prefer
Source: www.brighton-hove.gov.uk
Brighton and Hove: which bins go out tonight?
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What Brighton and Hove collects
Rubbish
household rubbish bin
What goes in:
- general rubbish and black bags of rubbish - put these in your household rubbish bin
- black plastic plant pots - put these in your household rubbish bin or reuse, pass on or look for local take-back schemes
- nappies and dog waste - double wrap these if you can and put these in your household rubbish bin
- textiles and clothing - swap, donate or take to a textile recycling point, if they are dirty or soiled put them in your household rubbish bin
- polystyrene - place in your household rubbish bin
- drinking glasses or pyrex / clear cookware – pass on or, if broken, wrap and put in your household rubbish bin
- window or mirror glass - wrap and put in your household rubbish bin or take to one of our Household Waste Recycling Sites (also known as tips)
- candle jars - reuse where possible or put in your household rubbish bin
Source: www.brighton-hove.gov.uk
Garden waste
garden waste bin
What goes in:
- leaves
- grass
- plants
- twigs, hedge, and tree cuttings
- fruit and vegetable peelings, small amounts of cooked vegetables
- tea bags and coffee grounds
What doesn't go in:
- all other food waste
- plastic bags, including compostable bags
- rubbish you'd normally put in your black bags
- bits of wood over 10cm wide or long
- paper, cardboard, cans, glass, plastic bottles
- stones, rubble, soil, packaging
- food trays
- clothes, textiles
- pet waste, including bedding
- Japanese knotweed - see the Environmental Agency’s page about Japanese knotweed for information on disposal
- ragwort - see the Environmental Agency’s page about ragwort for information on disposal
- Three cornered leek - see the Environment Agency’s guidance on preventing harmful weeds and invasive non-native plants spreading
Brighton and Hove says: Any waste you want us to take away needs to be unbagged and inside your bin. We can't collect any waste left outside your bin. Please ensure that your garden waste bin is presented and visible on the pavement by 6am on collection day, as collections can take place at any time after that.
What Brighton and Hove says about bin day
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Brighton and Hove says never put batteries or vapes in recycling or refuse bins, as they can and do cause fires.
From Brighton and Hove's website (checked 2026-10-23)
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