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
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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.

 

Aerosols
Aerosols must be
empty, but don't
squash or pierce
them.

 

Food tins and
drinks cans

 
 

Household plastic
packaging
Plastic bags, bottles,
pots, tubs, trays
and lids, such as ice
cream tubs and
yoghurt pots.

 

  

Mixed glass
bottles and jars
All colours of glass
accepted; remove
lids from jars. Do
not put broken glass,
light bulbs, drinking
glasses or Pyrex in
the bin.  

  Cardboard
Boxes, greetings
cards, sleeves and
cardboard
packaging.		   Newspapers and
magazines
  Cartons
Milk and fruit juice
cartons (Tetra Pak).  		   Paper
Printer paper, junk
mail, and envelopes
(including
those with windows).
Telephone
directories
Yellow Pages,
telephone
directories
and catalogues.		 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).

Food waste

Blue Bin

 

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: