Recycling in Haringey - an overview

Recycling collections from home

Haringey collects recyclables from most homes in the borough on a weekly basis. Residents are provided with a green box and depending on where you live will depend on what materials you can recycle. Most residenst can recycle paper, card, glass bottels and jars, plastic bottles, cans and aluminium foil. In some areas you may be able to recycle clothes and shoes.

If you live in a flat on an estate or in a block Haringey you may be eligible for the green box scheme, alternatively Haringey have been supplying large recycling bins located near to your entrance and they will collect paper, card, glass, cans and plastic bottles.

For further information and to find out when your collection day is:

Phone: 020 8885 7700

Email: haringey.enterprise@enterprise.plc.uk

Visit: Haringey green box collections and Haringey recycling from flats and estates.

Kitchen food waste collections

Haringey offer a kitchen food waste collections service to nearly 70,000 properties to They provide residents with two bins, one small bin for the kitchen to collect your food scrpas on a daily basis and one larger bin to keep outside to transfer you scraps for collection.

You can put the following into your bin:

• Bread

• Cakes and biscuits

• Cheese

• Coffee grounds

• Eggs including the shell

• Fish (no bones)

• Fruit

• Meat (no bones)

• Noodles

• Pasta

• Rice

• Tea bags

• Vegetables

• Approved compostable liners only

Please DO NOT put these items in your bin:

• Animal bedding

• Bones

• Cardboard

• Cooking oil

• Foil

• Hair

• Milk

• Packaging

• Paper

• Pet food

• Pet litter

• Plastic bags

• Plastic trays

• Tins

Your kitchen food waste will be collected on the same day as your other recycling. For further information and to find out when your collection day is:

Phone: 020 8885 7700

Email: haringey.enterprise@enterprise.plc.uk

Visit: Haringey kitchen food waste collections.

Green garden waste collections

Haringey offer a green garden waste collection service to 65,000 properties in the borough. Residents are provided with a white reusable bag, which is collected on the same day at your other recycling.

You can put the following into your sack:

• Grass cuttings

• Hedge clippings

• Leaves

• Prunings

• Small branches

• Flowers

Please DO NOT put these items in your sack:

• Japanese Knotweed

• Large branches

• Turf

• Soil or sand

• Food

• Any other rubbish

For further information and to find out when your collection day is:

Phone: 020 8885 7700

Email: haringey.enterprise@enterprise.plc.uk

Visit: Haringey green garden waste collections.

Local street recycling banks

Haringey also has a number of street recycling banks for cans, glass, paper, card and plastic bottles. To find out where you nearest street recycling bank is and what you can recycle there please visit: Haringey street recycling banks.

Special collections

If you have a piece of furniture, a fridge, cooker or similar item which is still in good condition check out the Reuse page to see if someone else can give it a home. Alternatively the Council can collect it for you. They will collect a certain number of items for free and for other items there is a charge. For more information on charges or to book a collection:

Phone: 020 8885 7700

Email: Use the online booking form.

Visit: Haringey special collections.

Reuse and Recycling Centres

Park View Road Reuse and Recycling Centre
Park View Road
Tottenham
N17 9AY

The entrance is located at the end of Park View Road.

Hornsey Reuse and Recycling Centre
35 High Street (opposite Greig City Academy)
Hornsey
N8 7QB

Opening hours:
Monday to Friday 8.00am - 4.00pm
Saturday to Sunday 9.00am – 4.00pm

Haringey Reuse and Recycling Centre
Visit: Haringey Reuse and Recycling Centre

Further information

This page is provided for general guidance. To find out exactly what you can recycle where you live please contact your borough or look at its own website for further information:

tel. 020 8885 7700

email haringey.enterprise@enterprise.plc.uk

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