Recycling At Home

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

Recycling from street properties is collected in a green box, from estates in a reusable bag and flats above shops (or properties without room to store containers off the pavement) in a clear sack. To find out which service you have click on find my nearest .To find out more about these services, click on the links on the left of the page.

How to order containers and report missed collections

If you want to order containers, report missed collection or have a question about recycling then log on to my eAccount or click on contact islington

On Pack Recycling Labelling - helping you identify what's recyclable

Major UK retailers and brands are introducing new labelling on their packaging to help you identify, at a glance, whether it can be recycled. Islington collect all the items labelled as “widely recycled” or “check local recycling” in your doorstep collection.

What you can recycle in your doorstep collection

You can recycle more than you may think. To find out what you can recycle, have a look at the list below or watch our recycling video by clicking on the following link:

Video - What can I recycle?

 

	Household plastic packaging
	Yes please... Plastic containers of any size or colour, including: Yoghurt pots Food trays Ice cream tubs Margarine containers Fruit punnets Plastic bags Magazine wrapping	No thanks... Liquid waste Food waste Foil-lined packets (Sweet wrappers and crisp packets) Black sacks, bio-degradable and degradable bags Polystyrene packing, beads or trays CDs, DVDs and cases Tupperware containers / storage boxes Plastic furniture

  

	Drink cartons
	Yes please... Wax-lined, poly-lined and foil-lined cartons (e.g. milk cartons, Tetra Pak)	No thanks... Liquid waste Food waste

  

	Mixed paper and cardboard
	Yes please... Newspapers Magazines and catalogues Telephone directories / yellow pages Envelopes (incl. windowed) Junk mail Office paper (incl. coloured paper) Wrapping paper Books (hard and paperback) Shredded paper Cardboard and cereal boxes (flattened)Corrugated card Egg boxes Greeting cards	No thanks... Soiled paper/tissue Wallpaper Waxed paper Foil backed card Card with padding or bubble pack

	Metal tins and cans
	Yes please... Drink and food cans (please rinse) Aerosol cans (fully emptied) Aluminium foil (clean and dry) Metal screw tops and bottle tops	No thanks... Paint tins Any other metals

	Mixed glass bottles and containers
	Yes please... Drinks bottles - mixed colours Food jars	No thanks... Pane or toughened glass Mirrors/broken glass Light bulbs/fluorescent tubes

 

	Plastic bottles
	Yes please... Plastic bottles of all kinds, including:  Mineral water, cordial and cooking oil bottles Milk bottles Coloured and clear fizzy drinks bottles Bleach and cleaning fluid bottles Shampoo and shower gel bottles Detergent and fabric conditioner bottles	No thanks... Liquid waste Food waste

 

Other Kinds of Waste

Food waste - If you receive a food waste collection, you can find out what you can recycle by clicking on In The Kitchen.

Garden Waste - You may also receive a garden waste collection. Visit the In The Garden link to find out more about this.