LINKS
Crawley Borough Council
To find out more about local recycling and community reuse/awareness initiatives, as well as information about your collection times for your weekly rubbish collection and fortnightly red box/bin for recyclables visit Crawley Borough Council's website.
West Sussex County Council
For larger unusable items e.g. electricals/ furniture, garden rubbish and other things that cannot be collected with your normal weekly rubbish they can be taken to the County Council's Civic Amenity Site. This is located in Metcalf Way, Langley Green (behind County Oak Superstores). The site is run by West Sussex County Council. You can find out more by clicking on the link: WSCC Amenity Site.
Furniture Reuse Network (FRN)
FRN promotes the re-use of unwanted furniture and household effects for the alleviation of need, hardship, distress and poverty. Visit their site for further information and also to find other nearby furniture projects.
Community Recycling Network (CRN) UK
CRN UK is a membership organisation promoting community-based sustainable waste management as a practical and effective way of tackling the UK's growing waste problem. Visit their site to find out about news and events in the community waste sector.
Community Composting Network (CCN)
The Community Composting Network supports and promotes the community management and use of waste degradable resources. For further information on community composting and for membership details, visit their site.
Association of Charity Shops (ACS)
ACS is the only member organisation dedicated to supporting charities who run shops as part of their fundraising activities. By pooling expertise and joining forces to promote common interests, they help members to operate their shops as effectively as possible. Members range from the largest national charities to individual hospices. Visit their site for listing of other charity shops nearby.
Recycle-More
The one-stop recycling information centre providing help and advice on all aspects of recycling at home, at school and in the work place.
Waste Watch - Waste Watch is the leading national organisation promoting and encouraging action on the 3Rs - waste reduction, reuse and recycling. We work with community organisations, local and national government encouraging the environmental benefits of waste minimisation and recycling. We also highlight the positive impact on the economy and wider society.
Letsrecycle.com - The number one website for all the recycling and waste management news. Provides daily updates on the latest news and issues.
DEFRA - Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs - Waste Strategy Division is responsible for the Waste Strategy; operation of the Landfill Directive and the Landfill Tax; local authority waste funding; management, minimisation, recovery, re-use and recycling of waste. Waste Management Division is responsible for implementation of the EC framework directive on waste, for waste management licensing, international waste shipments, hazardous waste and for producer responsibility.
Resource Bank - The Resource Bank is the place to advertise your "excess resources" or your resource requirements, or just to browse to see what may be of use to you. It is an information exchange to enable you to make contact with companies who may be able to use your waste and so reduce your disposal costs, or to fulfil your raw material requirements. This service will link you to available waste markets for reuse, repair, recycling and reprocessing. This service is part of the egeneration - a site that offers businesses in West Sussex the opportunity to become more sustainable ad at the same time save money. It offers a one-stop shop for best practice and information and local support on becoming a sustainable business.
Crawley Waste Exchange - A FREE on-line exchange created to redirect reusable commercial and domestic items and materials away from being landfilled. Add items that you are either giving away or selling and add or browse the wanted listings/photos by joining the community of reusers/recyclers. Site is managed by TPM Services.
TPM Services - Registered waste carrier and recycler for commercial and domestic waste in Crawley and surrounding areas. Industrial services include 'special' and 'hazardous' waste. Commercial customers are asked to separate waste by type (metal, wood, plastic etc). Commercial and domestic fridges and freezers incur an extra charge due to the cost of safe disposal of CFC's.
reuze.co.uk - This website brings you the how, what and where of recycling in the United Kingdom. Reuze aims to bring together the three parts of the recycling problem. Those with waste to recycle, organisations that reuse that waste and products made from recycled waste. The site is full of useful advice and information including downloadable posters.
For general enquiries regarding this website, please contact:
Kevin Crook - Waste and Recycling Officer
Amenity Services
Crawley Borough Council
Town Hall
The Boulevard
Crawley RH10 1UZ
Tel: (01293) 438456
E-mail: amenity.services@crawley.gov.uk
