Recycling

Latest Recycling News

Christmas and New Year arrangements

There will be no change to your refuse and recycling collections over the Christmas and New Year period. Please put your refuse and recycling out on your usual collection day.

Changes to recycling on Estates

Recycling services on Islington’s estates will be changing over the coming months.

An extra 10,000 households will soon being able to recycle their food waste and more blocks of flats will get easy to use recycling chutes. We will also be putting out hundreds of new communal recycling sites but we will have to withdraw the door-to-door recycling collection service because of new government fire safety guidelines on collecting recycling from flats.

We want to make sure we get recycling right on each estate so residents currently receiving a door to door collection will receive a letter detailing the proposed changes together with a map showing the location of the proposed new recycling sites and a feedback card. We welcome feedback about these sites as residents are familiar about what would work on their estate.

The new communal recycling banks are convenient as residents can recycle any day they like and at any time between 8am and 8pm. We will empty them frequently to make sure they do not overflow and the bins will be clearly labelled to show what residents can recycle in them

Recycling costs less than waste disposal. Last year residents saved Islington more than £500,000 by recycling.

Compulsory recycling

From 4 April 2011 recycling at home is compulsory in Islington. To find out more information, please visit our Compulsory Recycling page.

Recycle your electrical items

It is now so easy to recycle your electrical items by taking them to the HRRC or Bright Sparks repair and reuse shop.

Want to find out more about these and other stories? Then click on Recycling - What's New below.

Recycling - What's New

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Environmental Events

We've organised some great green events to help promote understanding of environmental issues. Click below to find out more.

Environmental Events

Reduce and Reuse

We can all do our bit to help reduce the waste we produce. We can also be more creative in the way in which we find other uses for goods and materials. This section of the site is packed full of ideas and tips for reducing your impact on the environment.

Reduce and Reuse

Recycling at Home

Find out all you need to know about recycling at home. This includes what you should be recycling, garden waste, kitchen waste and the kinds of service we offer.

Recycling At Home

Recycling at Work

Recycling at work saves businesses money and can attract new customers. In this section you can find out about how we can help your business or charity reduce and recycle your waste.

Recycling at Work

Recycling at School, College or University

Discover more about our schools programme and recycling services for schools, colleges and universties.

Recycling at School, College or University

Recycling at Street Recycling Points

Woman putting recycling in a street recycle bin

There are loads of public recycling points around Islington where you can recycle your waste. Find out where these points are, and what you are able to recycle at each location.

On-Street Recycling Points

Islington Household Reuse and Recycle Centre

Want to recycle something else? The Household Reuse and Recycle Centre (HRRC) accepts over 20 different types of items and materials From DVDs to DIY waste, and timber to TVs - find out exactly what you can bring along.

Household Reuse and Recycling Centre

Learning Zone

Ever wondered where all your recycling go once it is collected? Or why we can’t recycle all types of plastic? Maybe you want to know more about Islington's recycling rate. Find all the answers and much more here...

Learning Zone

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Islington Council

Good news – recycling in Islington is now easier than ever! This section is packed full of all the information you need about the wide range of recycling services provided in your borough.