Contact Details
- Address: Greystone Quarry, Lewes BN8 6JN
- GPS: 50.864263,0.0305246
- Phone: 01273 476862
- Email: info@lightbros.co.uk
- Website: https://www.lightbros.co.uk/metal-recycling/lewes/
Opening Times
- Monday 7AM–4:30PM
- Tuesday 7AM–4:30PM
- Wednesday 7AM–4:30PM
- Thursday 7AM–4:30PM
- Friday 7AM–4:30PM
- Saturday 7am – 11:30am
- Sunday closed
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Light Brothers Lewes Scrap Metal Yard specializes in recycling and waste management. It can be found at Greystone Quarry, Lewes BN8 6JN.
Materials accepted
It accepts the following types of waste and recyclable items here:
- Scrap Metal
Residents who want to dispose of waste not listed here must contact the nearest tip to clarify if that type of waste is acceptable.
The Scrap Metal facility reduces pollution by recycling metal. The recycling centre is only for use by local residents.
Schedule
Light Brothers Lewes Scrap Metal Yard is closed on public holidays irrespective of the day of the week the date falls upon. It is usually open at the following times:
- Monday: 7AM–4:30PM
- Tuesday: 7AM–4:30PM
- Wednesday: 7AM–4:30PM
- Thursday: 7AM–4:30PM
- Friday: 7AM–4:30PM
- Saturday: 7am – 11:30am
- Sunday: closed
Residents who wish to access the site with a large vehicle, such as a van or trailer, must contact the recycling centre to book an appointment and obtain a permit before their visit. Permits are free. It can be contacted via phone, email or online booking form.
Light Brothers Lewes Scrap Metal Yard can be contacted on 01273 476862 for any queries residents may have on the service offered by the site.
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Frequently asked questions about Light Brothers Lewes Scrap Metal Yard
To visit a household waste recycling center you need to book an appointment in advance. To book an appointment at your nearest recycling center, you can visit their website and book your appointment online.
If the website of your tip does not have this function enabled, you can contact your nearest tip by phone to schedule your visit to the recycling center. In any of the cases, after your booking, you should receive a confirmation email.
In the UK, recycling centers and rubbish collection services commonly use blue bins to identify dry waste such as:
- Paper
- Newspapers and magazines
- Cardboard
- Unwanted mail
- Telephone directories and catalogs
- Cereal boxes (without the plastic liner)
- Egg cartons
- Greeting cards
- Drink and food cans
However, not always the container for dry recyclables is blue. Some municipalities use red recycling containers or some even issue blue and red containers for this type of material.
To have precise information, you can consult your nearest recycling center.
Materials that are not recyclable or are not properly separated will generally end up in a landfill. A landfill is a very large holes built into certain designated spaces for that function.
Until a few years ago, the waste was piled up in the places designated to be dumps, but today in modern and well-managed landfills, large holes are built in which the garbage is buried, with a system of layers that isolates the waste. of the air and water, which has significantly reduced the contamination of the environment by contact with toxic residues. However, landfills still represent an important source of pollution that affects the environment and human beings.
The disposable materials that we generate in our homes, depending on whether they are treated correctly or not, end up in landfills or household waste recycling centers.
A landfill is a site designated to dispose of the waste we generate. Typically, at these designated sites, large holes are built into which garbage is buried.
The recycling centers or household waste recycling centers, are places where recyclable waste is collected, separated and laid up, to be later transferred to another area or facility for recycling or transformation.
If you have recently cleaned out your closet and you have clothes that you no longer use and you are thinking of throwing them away, you can check on our website which is the nearest recycling center where you can leave clothes, textiles and shoes that you no longer use.
You can find this information by choosing the category Cloth & Fabrics. There you will see the list of recycling centers with contact information: addresses, phones, e-mails.
You just have to and put your postal code or address.