Brighton and Hove tips and recycling centres
Brighton and Hove City Council runs 2 household waste recycling centres.
Opening times
| Tip | Open |
|---|---|
| Brighton | Mon to Fri 8am to 4.30pm; Sat and Sun 9am to 5pm |
| Hove | Mon to Fri 8am to 4.30pm; Sat 8.30am to 1.30pm; Sun 10.30am to 1.30pm |
What Brighton and Hove tips take
Paper · Glass · Cans · Cardboard · Plastic bottles · Vegetable oil · Books · Mattresses · Household batteries · Textiles · Hard plastics · TVs · Fridges and freezers · Washing machines · Energy-saving light bulbs and fluorescent light tubes · Car batteries · Other small electrical items · General garden waste · Timber · Scrap metal · Engine oil · Plasterboard · Hardcore, rubble, ceramics and soil · Paint
Listed for most Brighton and Hove tips. Each tip's page says what it takes.
Before you visit any Brighton and Hove tip
- Hardcore, rubble, ceramics and soil: up to eight standard rubble bags (max 50 litres each) a month.
- No trade or business waste.
- You may be asked for photo ID showing a Brighton & Hove address plus a matching proof of residency.
- Staff may close the main gates up to 45 minutes before the published closing time.
Bin collection days nearby
Read from brighton-hove.gov.uk on 2 October 2026. We list the tips whose details we could check against the council's own pages.