The climate change and sustainability strategy
Waste and litter
We want to reduced waste and litter to improve our public realm, increase recycling rates and support of reduce, reuse and repair projects.
Refill
Refill connect people to places they can eat, drink and shop without the pointless packaging.
Refill - life with less plastic
Plastic free communities
A community network tackling single-use plastic from beaches & green spaces.
Litter picking
Get support with litter picking, starting a new group or joining and existing one.
Find out how you can reduce, repair, reuse and recycle
Find a repair cafe in Lewes district.
Keep Britain Tidy has lots of helpful information.
Wrap aims to protect the planet by changing the way things are produced, consumed and disposed of.
Sign up to Lewes District Council's Food waste collection service.
Sign up to Lewes District Council's Garden waste collection service.
Eurostat: Greenhouse gas emissions from waste
Between 1995 and 2017, greenhouse gas emissions from waste in the EU have fallen by 42%.
Report by Imperial College London: Centre for Environmental Policy
An exploration of the resource sector's greenhouse gas emissions in the UK and its potential to reduce the carbon shortfall in the UK 4th and 5th carbon budgets.
Imperial College London - greenhouse gas report
HM Government
Our waste, our resources: A strategy for England.