Recycling on estates and high rise properties
How to recycle if you live on an estate or in a high-rise property
Your re-usable bag for recycling
Food waste
Estates with street level properties
Where does my recycling go?
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More information about recycling on estates
Below you can find out how to recycle if you live on an estate or high-rise property, and the kinds of materials we collect.
How to recycle if you live on an estate or in a high-rise property

In most cases, estates and high-rise properties are provided with two large bins: one for paper, newspapers and magazines, and telephone directories, and one for all other recyclable materials.
On estates where space is limited, one bin will be provided for both mixed recycling and paper. You can put all the materials below in that bin.
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Aerosols |
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Food tins and
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Household plastic
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Mixed glass |
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Cardboard Boxes, greetings cards, sleeves and cardboard packaging. |
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Newspapers and magazines |
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Cartons Milk and fruit juice cartons (Tetra Pak). |
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Paper Printer paper, junk mail, and envelopes (including those with windows). |
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Telephone directories Yellow Pages, telephone directories and catalogues. |
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Foil Kitchen foil and take-away containers. |
Your re-usable bag for recycling
Residents living on estates and high-rise properties have now been issued with a reuseable recycling bag to assist them with recycling from their flat. To use yours simply:
1. Place the bag inside your kitchen to collect your recyclable materials.
2. When full, take your bag to your recycling bins to empty.
3. Return your reusable bag to your kitchen to begin collecting again.

Please note:
The bag will not be collected from the front door - it is a receptacle to assist with recycling. If the orange reuseable bags are left outside the front door will be removed, this is due to the following reasons:
. Bags left outside the front door will pose a fire hazard.
. Bags left outside the front door can lead to trip and falls.
. Hackney Homes resident are not allowed to leave anything in the internal landings and corridors due to health and safety reasons.
The bags have been purchased and delivered thanks to external funding from the London Waste and Recycling Board (LWaRB).
An increasing number of estates in Hackney now receive a communal food waste service. Find out more about recycling food on estates.
Estates with street level properties
For those estates which contain street properties within the grounds (i.e., houses or low-rise apartment blocks that face out onto a street), a green box door-to-door collection may be implemented, subject to an assessment carried out by the Council's recycling contractors. For more information on this service please see the Green Box recycling page.
To find out which service your estate has in place, please phone the Recycling Hotline - see the top-right corner of this page for details.
Where does my recycling go?
You can find out what happens to your food waste recycling here.
More information about recycling on estates
For more information about recycling on estates you can:
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call the Recycling Hotline on 020 8356 6688.
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You can also visit Hackney Council's recycling website to find out more.

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