Recycling

Recycling is an easy way to conserve the world's resources and help to protect the environment.

On these pages you will find information about how to recycle a wide range of materials from your home.

The Recycling A to Z section shows how to reuse, recycle or dispose of many items, so if you are not sure whether you can recycle something then look on this page first.

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Recycling in Haringey

Information on the following services is available in this section:

Green box collection for properties with a front garden
Food waste collection for properties with a front garden
Green garden waste collections for properties for a front garden
Recycling for flats and estates
Recycling for flats above shops using clear sacks
Recycling banks including information about recycling drink cartons and textiles.

You can also recycle lots of different items and materials at Haringey's two Reuse and Recycling Centres, which are located in Hornsey and Tottenham. For more information please visit the Reuse and Recycling Centres page.

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Other Information

This section also includes information about Home Composting, with details about an offer for discounted compost bins.

The Community Recycling section explains how community groups can earn financial credits by providing recycling schemes, and also gives examples of organisations already working on reuse and recycling projects in Haringey.

The What Happens To Recycling? section provides more detailed information about how we collect different types of recycling, and where they go after collection.

For more information on recycling in London and the UK please see the external links section at the bottom of this page. These websites explain many aspects of recycling and include all the latest news and developments in the recycling industry.

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Recycling Strategy for Haringey 2006-2020

In early 2007 the council's Executive (now known as the Cabinet) formally approved the Recycling Strategy for Haringey 2006-2020. This strategy sets out how the council aims to meet recycling and waste prevention targets, and can be downloaded from this page (see the attached files section below).

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