## Our South Downs Waste strategy aims to avoid the use of landfill and increase recycling and recovery via:



 

 

 



Reduce and reuse initiatives



 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Sorting of dry recyclables



 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 





Composting of green garden waste



 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Energy Recovery



 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 





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 [Reduce And Reuse](/strategy/reduce-and-reuse "Reduce And Reuse") 

 A crucial part of the strategy is to reduce and reuse rubbish. 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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 [Composting](/contact-us "Composting") 

 Composting plays an important role in the strategy. 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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 [Energy Recovery](/strategy/energy-recovery "Energy Recovery") 

 Waste which isn’t separated for recycling or composting by the householder will be used to recover energy. 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 [Energy Recovery](/strategy/energy-recovery)