Reduce, Reuse and Recycle A-Z

Carry items such as reusable bags, a bottle and/or coffee cup, cutlery, a food container and a straw. Plastic Free July has some great simple steps to help you get started.

Buying products such as fruit and vegetables, grain and pulses and cosmetics loose is a great way to reduce your packaging waste, and keep your household bins emptier! Recycle now have a Refill locator that you can use to find refill locations across the UK. We've also come up with a list of local shops where you can buy products loose or without packaging:

Bulk shops

• Get Loose - Hackney City Farm, E2 8QA
• Jarr Market Zero-waste shop - Stoke Newington, N16 8EL

Cosmetics

• Lush - Liverpool Street Station and 107 Cheapside

Packaging free shopping

• Eataly - 135 Bishopsgate
• Borough Market - Southwark Street

If you buy bread and pastries fresh from bakeries, you can even bring your own bags or containers with you for zero waste shopping! 

Other suppliers are available and inclusion in this list is not a recommendation by the City Corporation

Eight million disposable nappies are thrown away every day - that's an incredible three billion each year! The Recycling Team is pleased to offer parents who live in the City of London the opportunity to receive up to £54.15 cash-back towards the cost of purchasing real nappies or using a real nappy laundry service.

For a Real Nappy Scheme application form contact the Recycling Team or call 020 7606 3110.

If you don't live in the City of London other London Nappy schemes are available.

For more expert advice on the buying and using of real nappies and potty training, Real Nappies for London is a pan-London scheme encouraging parents and carers to try reusable nappies with a view to reducing the amount of nappy-waste going to landfill.

Why choose real nappies over disposable?

​Save money

The average baby gets through 5,000 disposable nappies from birth until potty trained, which costs parents between £700 and £1,000! Research shows parents could save anywhere from £150 to well over £1,000 by using real nappies and this saving increases when they are used on a second or third child.

Better for your baby

Real nappies could be better for your baby. Babies with sensitive skins may react to components in disposable nappies which include plastics, adhesives and absorbing chemicals.

Better for the environment

With estimates of 3 billion disposable nappies being thrown away each year, along with all the raw materials required to create these nappies, the cost of disposing them is excessive as well. The annual disposal cost to local councils (and therefore taxpayers) of this 355,000 tonnes of waste is around £32 million!

What are real nappies like?

Modern versions of cloth nappies are widely available, come in a wide variety of shapes and styles and lots of attractive colours and materials. They are made from natural fibres and organic options are available. If you don't want to wash them yourself, there are plenty of nappy laundry services to choose from.

For more information on using real nappies, where to find trial kits and advice from other users of real nappies, and purchase real nappies visit Real Nappies for London and The Nappy Lady.

By choosing to use real nappies for your baby, you can:

• Save money and receive a cash-back award!
• Reduce greenhouse gas emissions
• Counter nappy rash as real nappies are breathable
• Reduce the threat to forests

Is your electrical device not working as well as it used to? Do you know that it could be fixed, saving you the cost of buying a new one? The Repair Directory lists local businesses which can repair your broken electrical device. Please note, this directory is on a third party website and the City of London Corporation has no responsibility for any of its contents, viewing in Chrome is recommended.

The Repair Directory has a mapping and search facility so you can find reliable electrical repair businesses in London.

The directory lists businesses that meet these criteria:

• Have at least 10 online reviews of which 80% are positive
• Provide a physical address
• Provide at least a one month repair warranty

Email the Restart project to suggest a business or report an error in the directory.

See the Restart Project for more information.

London Recycles has a Repair directory for a wider directory of shops, community schemes and projects in London that can help get your possessions repaired, including bicycles, homeware and textiles.

The Recycling Team also run events focused on repair throughout the year. Check out the events page to see what's coming up soon.

There are lots of hints, tips and tricks to help you save money and reduce the amount of food thrown away. Some food waste is unavoidable such as egg shells, tea bags, fruit peels and bones. However, campaigns as such as Eat Like a Londoner and Love Food Hate Waste provide hints on how to reduce food waste by planning and storing food better. They also provide lots of recipes for using up leftovers or the bits of fruit and veg that usually get left behind.

There also apps such as Olio, Kitche and Too Good To Go where you can either claim food at a reduced price or share your food with others.

There’s also a network of community fridges across the UK - this is where anyone can either donate or leave food in the fridge for others to take, or by taking food from the from for their own use. Find your nearest community fridge.

• Our interactive map helps you find water fountains in the City to refill your water bottle
• Most of Network Rail's stations have drinking fountains
• The Refill app will help you find which shops and restaurants providing free water refills

Aerosol cans can be recycled in your clear recycling bag or recycling bin.

Aluminium foil - clean - can be recycled in your clear recycling bag or recycling bin.

Aluminium cans can be recycled in your recycling bag or recycling bin.

Appliances

• Small electrical items can be recycled in the pink electrical items bins on City estates, as well as in Baynard House and Minories car parks.
• Large appliances can be collected through our Bulky item collection service. Call the Contact Centre 020 7606 3110 to book a bulky item collection.

Appliances can also be taken to Tower Hamlets Reuse and Recycling Centre.

Asbestos is not suitable for recycling and needs a specialist collection. Call 020 7332 3433 to arrange collection or contact the Hazardous Waste team for more information.

Flammable Adhesives are a hazardous waste material. Please arrange a free hazardous waste collection via our Hazardous Waste Collection Service.

Baby goods that are in good condition can be given to friends and family members or donated to charity shops or given away at a Give and Take Day. Clothes can also be placed in the Salvation Army clothing bins on City estates.

Batteries can be recycled in most supermarkets, Robert Dyas, Boots and Curry's stores. City of London residents can also recycle their household batteries at various recycling points on City estates and libraries across the City (look for the pink battery symbol). 

Battery bins are available for all residents at:

• Artizan Street Library and Community Centre, Artizan Street
• Barbican Estate Office, 3 Lauderdale Place
• Barbican Library, Barbican Centre, Silk Street
• Guildhall, North Wing Reception, Basinghall Street
• Guildhall West Wing Reception, Aldermanbury
• Shoe Lane Library, Little New Street

Estate-specific battery bin locations:

• Barbican - Andrewes House bin area
• Barbican - Defoe car park
• Barbican - Breton House bin area
• Barbican - Bunyan Court bin area
• Barbican - Thomas More bin area
• Barbican - Willoughby House bin area
• Middlesex Street Estate bin area

Never throw loose batteries or electricals containing batteries in your rubbish or recycling bin as they pose a serious fire risk. If a battery gets crushed or damaged in this process, air and water can react together with the chemicals and batteries begin to spark which can start a fire! Battery fires are particularly dangerous as the lithium in them releases its own oxygen. This intensifies the fire and makes it more difficult to extinguish.

See Hubbub's Bring Back Heavy Metal battery recycling campaign for additional information.

Bicycles can be brought to a Give and Take Day, or donated to charity. They can also be taken to Tower Hamlets Reuse and Recycling Centre or can be collected as bulky waste (call our Contact Centre on 020 7606 3110 for details).

Bikeworks sell bikes, repair bikes and provide teaching and training to help you ride or fix your bike better.

Biscuit tins can be recycled in your clear recycling bag or recycling bin.

Blankets can be placed in the Salvation Army textile bins.

Bones if you have food waste collection, you can include bones in your food waste. Otherwise, they should be placed in your general waste.

Books can be donated to charities or brought to a Give and Take Day. Liverpool Street Station have opened a new Book Swap where books can be left, however, it is a small space so we advise you only take a few books at a time. Otherwise, they should be placed in your general waste.

Bottles - both plastic and glass - can be rinsed and placed in your clear recycling sack or recycling bin.

Bric-a-brac can be donated to charities or brought to a Give and Take Day. If broken they should be placed in your household waste.

Bubble wrap cannot be recycled.

Building waste should be dealt with the company carrying out the works.

Bulbs see light bulbs and low-energy light bulbs.

Bulky items such as fridges, freezers, washing machines, furniture should be collected via our bulky waste collection service. Please note: a charge may apply for this service. Call the Contact Centre - 020 7606 3110 - for more details, and please let them know if the items are in usable condition or not. Bulky items can also be taken to Tower Hamlets Reuse and Recycling Centre.

Cans (aluminium and steel) can be recycled in your clear bag or recycling bin.

Cards (greetings, Christmas and birthday) can be recycled in your clear bag or recycling bin.

Cardboard can be recycled in your clear bag or recycling bin. Large pieces of cardboard that don't fit in your bag should either be placed directly into a recycling bin or if you have a street collection, should be flattened and taped together and placed next to your recycling bag. Ensure cardboard is clean and dry, if not, please place it in your household waste.

Carpet can be reused in several ways. Find out more at Carpet Recycling UK

Cartons can be recycled in your clear bag or recycling bin.

Catalogues can be recycled in your clear bag or recycling bin.

CDs, DVDs and videos can be given to charities or at a Give and Take Day. If they are broken or unusable they should be placed in your household waste.

Cereal boxes can be recycled in your clear recycling bag or recycling bin.

China plates and ornaments cannot be recycled. These can be given away to charities or at a Give and Take Day if they are still usable. If they are broken, please place them in your household waste bin or bag.

Christmas trees - real trees can be collected for composting via our Bulky Item Collection Service. Christmas trees can also be taken to Tower Hamlets Reuse and Recycling Centre.

Did you know you can also rent a Christmas tree – this will mean that you don’t need to dispose of your Christmas tree. Companies such as Christmas on the Hill and London Christmas Tree Rental have Christmas trees available to rent. Please note that other companies also offer this service.

Clingfilm cannot be recycled. Place it in your household waste bin or bag.

Clinical waste - call our Contact Centre on 020 7606 3110 to arrange a collection. If you are a new customer, you need to register first. Clinical waste includes any swabs, dressings, bodily fluids, syringes, needles or other sharp instruments.

Clothes should not be put into your clear sack. They can be placed in the Salvation Army textile bins located around the City and at the Salvation Army's International Head Quarters, or given away at a Give and Take Day.

Coat hangers can be given away to charity shops or to your local dry cleaner.

Coffee Cups (disposable) can be taken to various points around the City to be recycled. Or place in your waste bin - these should not be put into your clear recycling bag.

Coffee Pods - Nespresso offer free recycling bags to collect coffee pods, which can then be recycled via post or by dropping them off at one of their various Boutique shops. 

For all other coffee pod brands, please contact the brand direct for further information on recycling. Recycling bags can be obtained via Podback.

Coloured paper can be recycled in your clear sack or recycling bin.

Computers can be given away at a Give and Take Day or if they don't work, placed in the pink electrical waste bins on City estates.

Confidential waste like shredded paper can be placed first into an envelope or a small box such as a cereal box and then placed into your clear recycling bag.

Construction waste should be handled as a commercial collection, organised by your contractor.

Contact lenses can be recycled for free through Vision Direct's recycling scheme. This includes the foil from the blister packaging, the packaging itself as well as the contact lenses.

Cooked food - residents on City estates and in certain private blocks of flats can put cooked food in their kitchen caddy. Make sure you use the special food waste liners to line the caddy, tie the liner and place it in the food waste bin or on estates place your caddy outside for collection on the appropriate collection day.

Cookers can be collected as bulky waste Call the Contact Centre 020 7606 3110 for more details. Cookers can also be taken to Tower Hamlets Reuse and Recycling Centre.

Cotton pads, buds etc. cannot be recycled. Place it in your household waste bin or bag.

Crockery cannot be recycled. These can be given away to charities or at a Give and Take Day if they are still usable. If they are broken, please place them in your household waste bin or bag.

Dishwashers can be collected as bulky waste. Call the Contact Centre 020 7606 3110 for more details.

Disposable Nappies should be placed in your household waste. Please see our Real Nappy page for information about the benefits of using real nappies. City parents may be eligible for £54.15 cash-back on their real nappy purchase or laundry service.

Doors can be collected as bulky waste. Call the Contact Centre 020 7606 3110 for more details. Doors can also be taken to Tower Hamlets Reuse and Recycling Centre.

Duvets and pillows should be placed in your household waste or given away to charities. Please do not put these in the Salvation Army textile bins.

DVDs can be given to charity or brought to a Give and Take Day. To dispose of them, please place DVDs in your household waste. They can also be taken to Tower Hamlets Reuse and Recycling Centre.

Egg cartons can be recycled in your recycling bag or recycling bin.

Egg shells can be included in your food waste collection if you receive one, or else can be placed in you household waste.

Electrical items small - can be recycled via the bins labelled 'small appliances' on City estates, as well as in Baynard House and Minories car parks. Re-usable items can be brought along to a Give and Take Day.

Some Dunelm stores are offering to recycle your old electrical items when you purchase new items. Check out their website for information.

Engine oil can be taken to the Tower Hamlets Waste and Recycling Centre.

Envelopes can be recycled in your recycling bag or recycling bin.

Fabric can be put in the Salvation Army textile bins or given away at a Give and Take Day.

Fat can be included in your food waste collection, if you have one (you may wish to wrap it in newspaper first). Otherwise, allow it to cool and collect in a container/bottle and place in your household waste.

Fence panels can be collected as bulky waste. Call the Contact Centre 020 7606 3110 for more details. Fence panels can also be taken to Tower Hamlets Reuse and Recycling Centre.

Fire alarms can be recycled in the pink electrical items bins on City estates.

Flower pots can be given away or should be placed into your household waste bin or bag. Flower pots can also be taken to Tower Hamlets Reuse and Recycling Centre.

Fluorescent tubes can be placed in the light bulb bins at City libraries or on City estates, or at Robert Dyas stores. Fluorescent tubes can also be taken to Tower Hamlets Reuse and Recycling Centre.

Foil clean - can be recycled via your clear recycling bag or recycling bin.

Food unopened, in-date food could be donated to a food bank, such as the Square Mile Food Bank, or find a food bank at the Trussell Trust website.

Food waste can be put in the food waste collection. You should add food scraps to your kitchen caddy, using the special liners. On estates, leave your caddy out for collection on the appropriate days. In private blocks of flats take it to your brown food waste bin. If you don't have a food waste collection, food waste should be added to your household waste. 8 meals could be saved each week if we stopped binning our food at home. Visit Love Food Hate Waste for tips on avoiding food waste and exciting recipes to use up leftovers.

Fridges and Freezers can be collected as bulky waste. Call the Contact Centre 020 7606 3110 for more details.

Fruit peelings can be included with your food waste.

Furniture can be collected as bulky waste. Call our Contact Centre on 020 7606 3110 for details. Furniture can also be taken to a Give and Take Day or it can be taken to Tower Hamlets Reuse and Recycling Centre.

Dunelm have partnered with The British Heart Foundation and Clearabee to rehome preloved furniture and give it a second home.

Garden chemicals Contact our Hazardous Waste team on 020 7332 3433 to arrange collection.

Garden waste - large amounts will need to be booked as a bulky waste collection through the Contact Centre - 020 7606 3110. Or it can be taken to Tower Hamlets Reuse and Recycling Centre.

Gas cylinders in most instances the company or organisation that provided it, will arrange to collect it or they can be taken to Tower Hamlets Reuse and Recycling Centre.

• Calor cylinder: call 020 8884 3484. They will take your details and organise a free collection.
• LP gas cylinder: contact the LP Gas Association on 08457 626 379.
• If you do not know who provided the gas cylinder, or the original supplier cannot collect it, you should contact an authorised waste carrier to arrange for its collection / disposal.

Gift wrap can be recycled in your clear recycling bag or recycling bin.

Glass (general) glass from windows, drinking glasses, furniture etc. cannot be recycled. This is because the glass is made differently from bottle glass, and therefore may cause problems if being used to make new bottles.

Glass bottles and jars reuse - bottles and jars have many uses. They can be used to contain food or small household items. To recycle them, place them in your clear recycling bag or recycling bin.

Greetings cards can be recycled in your clear recycling bag or recycling bin.

Hangers you could offer them to charity shops, to dry cleaners or bring them to a Give and Take Day.

Healthcare waste call our Contact Centre on 020 7606 3110 to arrange a collection. If you are a new customer, you will need to register first. Clinical waste includes any swabs, dressings, bodily fluids, syringes, needles or other sharp instruments.

Home improvements any DIY waste will need to be booked as a bulky waste collection through our Contact Centre on 020 7606 3110. Such waste can also be taken to Tower Hamlets Reuse and Recycling Centre.

Household chemicals contact our Hazardous Waste team on 020 7332 3433 to arrange collection.

Household rubbish should be placed into your household waste bin or bag. Street collections must always be via a City of London household waste bag. Any waste left on the street in an unbranded black bag or shopping bag may incur a fixed penalty.

Inhalers can be recycled at participating pharmacies. Find your nearest one by using the Pharmacy finder.

Ink cartridges

• Currys PC World accepts cartridges in store for recycling.
• Cartridges can be taken to the Tower Hamlets Waste and Recycling Centre
• Cartridges can be posted to The Recycling Factory where you can donate money to charity or earn cash or Tesco Clubcard points from your empty cartridges.

When buying your printer, choose one that uses cartridges that can be easily refilled or that can easily accept generic or refilled cartridges.

Jars glass or metal - can be recycled in your clear bag or recycling bin.

Jar lids can be recycled in your clear bag or recycling bin.

Juice cartons can be recycled in your clear bag or recycling bin. Please make sure they are clean.

Junk mail can be recycled in your clear bag or recycling bin. To reduce the amount of junk mail you receive, you can join the Mail Preference Service

Kitchen roll cannot be recycled. Place it in your household waste bin or bag.

Kitchenware and décor can be recycled via certain Dunelm stores via their Pass It On scheme. Items that are being accepted are: cookware, dinnerware, glassware, tableware, bakeware and home décor, as long as they’re in good, instantly usable (and loveable) condition.

Kitchen waste if you receive a food waste collection, all food waste should be placed in your kitchen caddy with a food waste liner. The liner should then be tied closed and, on estates, the caddy left out on collection day. In private blocks of flats the food waste in its liner should be placed in your brown food waste bin.

Light bulbs traditional-style 'incandescent' bulbs and halogen bulbs aren't recyclable and should be put in your household waste bin or bag. 

Low energy light bulbs ​can be recycled in the light bulb bins at various locations across the City as well as Robert Dyas shops.

Low energy lightbulb bins are available for all residents at:

• Artizan Street Library, Artizan Street
• Barbican Estate Office, 3 Lauderdale Place
• Shoe Lane Library, Little New Street

Estate-specific low energy lightbulb bin locations:

• Barbican - Andrewes House bin area
• Barbican - Bunyan Court bin area
• Golden Lane - Great Arthur House bin area
• Middlesex Street Estate - Middlesex Street bin area

Low energy light bulbs contain small amounts of toxic heavy metals, including mercury, which when disposed of as household waste can release harmful pollutants into the environment.​​ Never put these in your household waste or recycling bins.

Magazines can be given away for reuse or they can be recycled in your clear recycling bag or recycling bin. Ensure paper is clean and dry, otherwise please place it in your household waste.

Mail can be recycled in your clear recycling bag or recycling bin. The Mail Preference Service can help reduce the amount of junk mail you receive.

Make-up packaging - including beauty, skincare and hair care packaging - can be recycled at your local L'Occitane store, or via online.

Margarine tubs clean - can be recycled in your clear recycling bag or recycling bin.

Mattresses can be collected as bulky waste. Call our Contact Centre on 020 7606 3110 for more details. Mattresses can also be taken to Tower Hamlets Reuse and Recycling Centre.

Dunelm have partnered with The British Heart Foundation and Clearabee to recycle and rehome preloved mattresses.

Medicine Blister Packs can be recycled at your local Boots store, please see their website for more details.

Microwave ovens can be collected as bulky waste. Call the Contact Centre 020 7606 3110 for more details. Microwave ovens can also be taken to Tower Hamlets Reuse and Recycling Centre.

Mobile phones can be recycled in the pink Small Electrical Items bins on City estates, or there are many charities which collect mobile phones to raise money.

Nappies should be placed into your household waste bin or bag. City parents can receive £54.15 cash back on a real nappy purchase.

Newspapers can be recycled in your clear recycling bag or recycling bin.

Oil can be taken to the Tower Hamlets Waste and Recycling Centre. For details, follow the link and see the information under the Disposal Sites heading.

Organic waste see Food waste.

Paint can be reused with the Community RePaint Network or you could book a collection via our Hazardous Waste team on 020 7332 3433. Or it can be taken to Tower Hamlets Reuse and Recycling Centre.

Paper can be recycled via your clear recycling bag or recycling bin. Ensure paper is clean and dry, otherwise please place it in your household waste. Shredded paper can be placed first into an envelope or a small box such as a cereal box and then placed into your clear recycling bag. Envelopes etc. with a plastic window can also be included in your recycling. Please avoid soiled paper and card e.g. food wrappings with oil soaked into it.

Pet litter should be placed into your household waste bin or bag.

Photographs cannot be recycled. You can place them in your household waste.

Pizza boxes can be recycled only if it is clean and dry, otherwise place it in your household waste.

Plant pots should be placed into your household waste bin or bag. Plant pots can also be taken to Tower Hamlets Reuse and Recycling Centre.

Plastic a lot of plastic (bottles and food pots, tubs and trays) can be recycled in your clear recycling bag or recycling bin. Plastic bags, including those used for salad, bread, rice/pasta should be placed in the household waste. Hard plastic items such as toys, flower pots or pieces of furniture should be placed in the household waste or can be taken to Tower Hamlets Reuse and Recycling Centre.

Plastic bags should not be placed in your recycling sack. Please do not place your recycling inside a shopping bag, only clear recycling bags may be used.

Plastic bottles including detergent bottles/laundry bottles/toiletry bottles can be recycled in your clear recycling bag or recycling bin. Please rinse them first.

Plastic packaging clean plastic bottles and food pots, tubs and trays can be recycled in your clear recycling bag or recycling bin.

Polystyrene packaging expanded polystyrene should be placed in your household waste bag or bin.

Pyrex glass should be placed into your household waste bin or bag. Large amounts should be booked as a Bulky waste collection. Call our Contact Centre on 020 7606 3110 for more details.

Radiators can be collected as bulky waste. Call our Contact Centre on 020 7606 3110 for more details. Radiators can also be taken to Tower Hamlets Reuse and Recycling Centre.

Rigid bulky plastic cannot be recycled. Place any hard plastic into your general waste.

Shoes can be placed in the Salvation Army textile bins located around the City or taken to a Give and Take Day. Please make sure you tie the shoes together so they stay together as a pair.

Shredded paper can be placed first into an envelope or a small box such as a cereal box and then placed into your clear recycling bag.

Smoke alarms can be recycled in the pink electrical bins on City estates.

Spectacles - some opticians take old spectacles to be recycled, ask at your opticians or check online. If they are broken or unusable they should be placed in your household waste. Specsavers provides recycling boxes for glasses as well as the glasses cases, and can be found in all UK optical stores.

Teabags can be included with your food waste collection if you have one, or otherwise will need to be included with your household waste.

Telephone directories can be included in your clear recycling bag.

Telephones that do not work can be recycled via our pink Small Electrical Items bins on City estates.

Televisions and CRT monitors can be collected as bulky waste. Call the Contact Centre 020 7606 3110 for more details, they can also be taken to Tower Hamlets Reuse and Recycling Centre.

Textiles should not be put into your clear recycling bag. Textiles can be placed in the Salvation Army textile bins or given away at a Give and Take Day. Textiles can also be dropped off at certain Dunelm stores to be recycled via their Pass It On scheme.

Timber cannot be recycled in your clear recycling bag. This can be taken to Tower Hamlets Reuse and Recycling Centre or can be collected as bulky waste (call our Contact Centre on 020 7606 3110 for details).

Tiles cannot be recycled. These should be collected via our bulky item collection service. Please note: a charge may apply for this service. 

Tins can be recycled via your clear recycling bag or recycling bin. Please rinse them first.

Tissues cannot be recycled. Please place them in your household waste bin or bag.

Toner cartridges see Ink cartridges

Toothbrushes and (empty) toothpaste tubes can be taken to Bow Lane Dental (2a Bow Lane) to be recycled through their TerraCycle scheme.

Toys can be donated to charities or brought to a Give and Take Day. If they are broken or unusable, they should be placed in to your household waste.

Tyres can be collected as bulky waste. Call our Contact Centre on 020 7606 3110 for details.

Vapes can be recycled at some household recycling centres and some stores. You can take your used vapes to Tesco on Cheapside where they have a drop off point, or to find out where the closest vape recycling point is to you check Recycle Your Electricals or visit one of the shops below:

• Burlington Bertie Ltd., 77A Leadenhall Street EC3A 3DE
• Mycigara, 107 Fleet Street EC4A 2AB
• Sainsbury's, 89 Cannon Street EC4N 6HA 
• Scotts Thameslink, 65 Ludgate Hill EM4M 7JH
• Soho Vape, 41 Queen Victoria Street EC4N 4SF
• The Phone Lads, 93 Fleet Street EC4Y 1DH
• Vape & Booze Hub, 63 Cannon Street EC4N 5AA

Vegetable peelings can be included with your food waste collection if you have one, or otherwise will need to be included with your household waste.

Videos cannot be recycled. These can be taken to Tower Hamlets Reuse and Recycling Centre or should be placed in your household waste bin or bag.

Walking aids can be taken to certain NHS drop-off points. 

Water cartridges can be taken to any Robert Dyas stores.

White goods can be collected as bulky waste. Call our Contact Centre on 020 7606 3110 for details. Or can be taken to Tower Hamlets Reuse and Recycling Centre.

Wood cannot be recycled in your clear recycling bag. This can be taken to Tower Hamlets Reuse and Recycling Centre or can be collected as bulky waste (call our Contact Centre on 020 7606 3110 for details).

Wrapping paper can be recycled in your clear recycling bag or recycling bin. Foil/plastic type paper, or ones with glitter cannot be recycled and should go into your general waste.

Yellow Pages phone directories can be included in your clear recycling bag.

Yogurt pots can be included in your clear recycling bag. Please rinse them first.