The Household Reuse Recycling Centre will accept the following materials:
For reuse
- bicycles
- books
- furniture
- shoes
- textiles
- toner and printer cartridges
£1 is donated to the Mayor's World Cancer Research Fund charity for each printer cartridge recycled.
For recycling
- batteries (household and car)
- cans (please rinse)
- cardboard
Includes: flattened brown and white cardboard, flattened cardboard boxes. Excludes: cardboard contaminated with food, polystyrene packing, strapping
- CDs and DVDs
- DIY waste
Includes: hardcore, bricks and concrete. Excludes: paint and other liquid waste, ceramic tiles, soil
- electrical items (small and large)
- fire extinguishers
- fluorescent tubes and energy saving light bulbs
- fridges and freezers
- gardening equipment
- gas cylinders
- glass bottles and jars (clear, green and brown)
- green garden waste
Includes: grass cuttings, prunings, branches, twigs, leaves. Excludes: soil, flower pots, plastic seed trays, plastic bags, fencing, large logs
- household electrical items
- paper
Includes: newspapers, magazines, junk mail, white paper, yellow pages. Excludes: plastic sleeves, books, laminated paper, envelopes with plastic windows
- plastic bags
- plastic bottles and other household plastic packaging
- plasterboard
- scrap metal
- televisions and computer monitors (Cathode Ray Tubes)
- Tetra Paks (drinks cartons)
- timber (untreated)
Includes: untreated wood, wooden pallets. Excludes: painted or treated wood, window frames, chipboard, plywood
- tin foil
- waste motor oil
- white goods (washing machine, cookers and dryers)
Asbestos Disposal
We also accept Asbestos (cement-bonded) for disposal in deep landfill. Please note: Asbestos can be dropped off by appointment only. Call 020 8884 5645 to make an appointment. The supervisor will need to:
- check that there is enough space in the asbestos container
- know how much asbestos you need to dispose of
Before taking the asbestos waste to the recycling centre, ensure that it is double wrapped in thick polythene sheeting and fully sealed with strong tape, or alternatively in thick plastic sacks if the pieces are small. Take care not to break any material to fit into a bag. Under no circumstances should you use a saw or disc cutter to reduce the size of the sheets as this will cause asbestos dust to be generated.
Paint
Paint is not accepted at the Household Reuse and Recycling Centre.
If your paint is reusable, you might be able to give it away by advertising on Freecycle. Alternatively, the City of London operates a Household Hazardous Waste Collection and Disposal Service on behalf of Islington Council.
If you would like to arrange a collection or would like more information regarding this service, please telephone 020 7332 3433. If you reach an answer phone, please leave a message and someone will call you back. Alternatively you can telephone 020 7606 3110 if you just require general information about this service.