On-Street Recycling Points

A large number of recycling points are located across the borough.

Where is my nearest recycling point?

To find out where your nearest recycling facilities are, click on Find My Nearest on the right side of this page. If you then enter your address details and then click on the 'Find My Nearest' button, a list of useful information about living in Islington, including the location of your 3 nearest recycling points.

The information provided will tell you what materials you can recycle at each site, and there’s even a map you can open showing you where the points are located.

Plastic bag recycling points

Several supermarkets in the borough have plastic bag recycling points.

Sainsbury’s

• Liverpool Road (southern end)
  

Somerfield

• Old Street (Parade of Light)
  

Waitrose

• Errol Street
• Holloway Road

Carton (also known as tetra pak) recycling points

There are five recycling points around the borough where you can take your cartons to be recycled.

• Household Reuse and Recycling Centre, Hornsey Street, N7 7DH
• Newington Green (east side), N16 9PU
• St John's Way (adjacent to Caxton House), N19 3RQ
• Goswell Road (at the junction with Compton Street), EC1V 7ER
• Tolpuddle Street (on the slip road near Sainsbury's Car Park), N1 0YY