Recycling Green Waste – Information for Trade Gardeners
If you are a professional gardener or landscaper you can recycle green garden waste at our trade sites in Tangmere and Runcton.
Directions to Runcton Composting Facility, Chichester Food Park, Bognor Road, Chichester PO20 1NW
- From the Bognor Road Roundabout on the A27 take the A259 towards Bognor Regis
- Follow A259 to the first roundabout and take 3rd exit for Chichester Food Park.
- Follow road past White Salads towards Natures Way Foods, just before a righthand bend the Compost Site is on your left.
NB High visibility jackets MUST be worn on site
Directions to Tangmere Composting Facility, The Old Airfield, City Fields Way,
Tangmere, Chichester PO20 2FT
From Tangmere Roundabout on A27:
- From West (Portsmouth) Turn right/last exit
- From East (Brighton) Turn left/1st exit
- Follow road 150 m taking 1st left into Chichester Fields Business Centre.
- Follow road approx 500 m over speed bumps, past all business units.
- At signs to ‘Tangmere Airfield Nurseries’ turn left through security gateway (signposted for HGVs).
- Follow road approx 1 mile through two more gateways until you arrive at the site directly ahead.
NB High visibility jackets and safety footwear MUST be worn on site
What can and can’t be recycled at our sites?
| ✓ Green waste | X Wood |
| ✓ Leaves | X Soil |
| ✓ Grass cuttings | X Turf |
| ✓ Hedge trimmings | X Japanese knotweed |
| X items larger than 6” |
How do the sites operate?
Both of our trade sites in Tangmere and Runcton operate as weighbridge sites:
- Drive onto site
- Follow the traffic light system and directions to the weighbridge
- Your vehicle will be weighed as a full load
- Deposit your waste as directed
- Follow the traffic lights and directions back to the weighbridge
- Your vehicle will be weighed as an empty load
- The difference in weight is then calculated to generate the price you pay
You can pay by debit or credit card, or through a trade account. To set up a trade account please contact our team on 01243 781730 or [email protected].
| Minimum charge for up to ½ tonne (500kg) | £31.77 plus VAT |
| Thereafter, per tonne | £63.53 plus VAT |
- Traffic lights must be observed
- Report to the weighbridge upon entering the site
- Site speed limit of 5mph
- PPE must be worn – high visibility clothing and a hard hat
- Smoking is not permitted anywhere on site
- Food and drink must not be consumed on-site
- No children on site
- No mobile phone use on-site
A waste carriers licence will be requested on your first visit to site. To obtain one please visit https://www.gov.uk/register-renew-waste-carrier-broker-dealer-england.
Purchasing Earth Cycle Products
We divert and recycle almost 100,000 tonnes of local green waste each year. From this our sites produce a range of peat-free products including compost, soil conditioner, topsoil, turf dressing and cow compost. To purchase and collect any gardening supplies whilst at our sites please talk to our team at the weighbridge or contact our Sales Team on 01243 781730 or [email protected].
