What to recycle in your green box

From 1 October 2009 a wider range of materials can be recycled.

On this page you will find a more detailed list of what can (and cannot) be recycled using your green box.

The green boxes can be used to recycle:

Paper, cardboard and cartons (some new items from October 2009)
Plastic (some new items from October 2009)
Tins and cans
Glass bottles and jars

This page covers these materials in more detail. All of these items should be put into the same green box, as we collect them together and sort them out later on.

There are items that you can recycle through other services or recycling facilities. Please visit the Recycling A to Z page for more information about how to reuse, recycle or dispose of a wide range of materials.

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Paper

Yes please

White office paper
Newspapers
Magazines
Junk mail
Envelopes (including those with plastic windows)
Catalogues
Telephone directories and Yellow Pages
NEW Shredded paper
Cardboard boxes
Cereal boxes
Cardboard sleeves from food packaging
Greetings cards
Cardboard tube from toilet rolls
NEW Drink cartons (such as 'Tetra Paks')
NEW Juice cartons
NEW Milk cartons

No thanks

Books
Any paper or cardboard soaked with food waste

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Plastic

Yes please (all bottles should be rinsed, with lids removed)

NEW Plastic carrier bags
Milk bottles
Squash bottles
Mineral water bottles
Washing up liquid bottles
Fabric conditioner bottles
Suncream bottles
Shampoo bottles
Bleach bottles
NEW Plastic trays
NEW Fruit punnets
NEW Plastic pots
NEW Yoghurt pots
NEW Plastic tubs
NEW Margarine tubs

No thanks

Plastic or cellophane wrapping
Cling film
Bubble wrap
Polystyrene
Styrofoam
Netting

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Tins and cans

Yes please (please rinse tins and cans)

Food tins
Baked bean tins
Pet food tins
Drink cans
Cola cans
Beer cans
Aerosols (only when empty)

No thanks

Paint tins
Cooking oil drums

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Glass bottles and jars

Yes please (bottles and jars should be rinsed, with lids removed)

Wine bottles
Juice bottles
Mineral water bottles
Jam jars
Pasta sauce jars

No thanks

Drinking glasses
Window glass
Mirror glass
Pyrex dishes
Light bulbs

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More Information

If you have something you want to recycle that is not on this list please contact the Haringey Enterprise Call Centre for information:

Tel 020 8885 7700
Email haringey.enterprise@enterprise.plc.uk.

Alternatively visit the Recycling A to Z page, where there is comprehensive information about how to reuse, recycle or dispose of a wide range of materials.

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