GreenBox
Our Team have continued to collect recycling throughtout the Covid Pandemic
Magpie's GreenBox is Brighton and Hove's original/alternative kerbside recycling collection that started in 1996. We currently collect from around 1200 customers through out the city using our electric vehicles.
As of 1st of July 2019
The Magpie GreenBox charge will be £25 per quarter payable in advance. This works out around £1.92 a week.
If you are not on a current Greenbox Road we can offer the Optin Service.
This means we provide you with net sacks and collect when you have 2 full bags or more of sorted recyclables. These bags are charged at £2.00 each. See out Opt-In page for more information or
call us on
01273 684425
or email
GreenBox currently collects;
Plastics
Unlike most local councils we collect more types of plastics. Bottles, take away trays, fruit punnets, shampoo bottles and other plastic packaging.
We take
PET 1, Plastics marked 1-5, as well as yoghurt pots marked 6
If you are unsure a simple test is to bend the plastic, if it doesn't shatter then, we will probably take it. Please squish and flatten all bottles where possible.
Paper
Including newspapers, magazines, writing paper, envelopes, junk mail, telephone directories. Can now be mixed with cardboard.
Cardboard
All types including cereal boxes, egg cartons, postcard etc. Please flatten all boxes. Can be mixed with paper.
Cans
We take both aluminium drink cans and steel food tins. These can be mixed. Please rinse and flatten/crush.
Glass
We take all glass jars and bottles. Rinsed and lids removed. If you only have a few, you can leave these in the box without putting in separate bag.
Foil
Aluminium Inludes pre-prepared food containers and glass milk bottle tops. It is very important that the foil is clean. Dirty foil can't be recycled.
Textiles
We take clean and dry unwanted clothes, bags, and shoes, and fabrics must must over 1/2 a metre Items that are too worn to reuse can still be recycled as long as they are clean and dry.
Cartons (Tetra Packs)
We recycle juice cartons, milk cartons. Please rinse and flatten and remove plastic lids.