Christmas collection changes - Eastbourne

There will be no refuse and recycling collections on Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and New Years Day. The collection days have been changed as follows:

• Wednesday 25 December Christmas Day - Your collection will take place on Saturday 21 December
• Thursday 26 December Boxing Day - Your collection will take place on Saturday 28 December
• Wednesday 1 January New Years Day - Your collection will take place on Saturday 4 January. 

To download your 2025 refuse and recycling collection calendar, visit www.environmentfirst.co.uk.

All other collections in Eastbourne are unaffected.

There is also an option to download reminders directly to your smartphone calendar!

If you are an Eastbourne resident, please make sure that your bin is put out at the boundary of your property by 7am on the day of collection.

You can also take extra household waste to the household waste recycling site at St Philip's Avenue.

Recycle your Christmas tree

If you have opted-in to our paid garden waste collection service, you can recycle your real Christmas tree by cutting it up and placing it in your brown bin; or leaving it in manageable chunks (less than 120 cm or 4 feet tall) next to your brown bin.  Please make sure all decorations, tree stands and pots are removed before recycling. Garden waste collections resume after the Christmas break on Monday 20 January 2025.

Alternatively, you can take it to one of the many collection points (listed below) across Eastbourne by Sunday 12 January.

Where can I recycle my tree?

Parks

Princes Park - Wartling Road bring site (adjacent to Test Centre car park)
Archery - Churchdale Road in front of disabled toilet
Hampden Park - Decoy Drive Entrance (on your right before you reach the café)
Gildredge Park - Entrance via the Goffs next to Tennis Club café.
Sevenoaks Recreation Ground - Off Sevenoaks Road

Car parks

Atlantic Drive - at sewage works car park off the roundabout
Fishermans Green
Holly Place (near recycling bring site)