Doorstep Collection Service (Blue Bag Service)

This page provides information about doorstep recycling collections provided on some Homes for Haringey estates. Blocks of flats with this service receive a weekly collection from their doorstep, using a reusable blue bag which the council provides.

• Estates with the blue bag service
• How to use the blue bag service
• What can be recycled?
• Missed collections
• Lift breakdowns
• Replacement and additional blue bags
• What happens to the material I put out for recycling?

Estates with the blue bag service

Blocks of flats with this service receive a weekly collection from their doorstep, using a reusable blue bag which the council provides. Please see the blue bag collection schedule page for information on blocks of flats and estates receiving the service.

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How to use the blue bag service

Residents need to leave their blue bag outside their front door by 7am on the morning of collection. Bags must not be left outside at any other time.

All general household rubbish must be put into your existing general refuse container. If you put any items in your recycling bag that cannot be recycled these will be left behind.

What can be recycled?

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All paper newspapers, magazines, junk mail, white paper, catalogues, coloured paper, yellow pages envelopes All cardboard All glass bottles and jars (please remove lids) All food tins and drinks cans (please rinse to remove food content) All plastic bottles water, milk, fizzy pop, fruit squash, washing up liquid, fabric conditioner shampoo bottles	Food waste Aerosol cans Drinking glasses Broken glass Pyrex dishes Light bulbs Cooking oil drums Paint tins Plastic bags Plastic wrapping Food trays Yoghurt Pots Margarine tubs Plant pots Polystyrene Textiles Shoes Blankets and pillows

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Missed collections

If you have put your blue recycling bag outside your front door by 7am on the collection day with the correct items inside but it is not collected, you can report this to the Haringey Enterprise Call Centre:

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

We will aim to rectify missed collections within 1 working day of being reported.

Please remember that unsuitable items will be left in the blue bag, and you must dispose of these yourself.

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Lift breakdowns

In the event of lifts breaking down, collections will be carried out up to and including the 4^th floor. Collections from higher floors will take place as soon as lifts are in working order.

Replacement and additional blue bags

If you receive the blue bag service you can order replacement or additional bags at any time. Bags will be delivered within 10 working days of an order. To order blue bags contact the Haringey Enterprise Call Centre:

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

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What happens to the materials I put out for recycling?

The recycling is taken to a Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) in London, where the different materials are separated using a combination of mechanical separation and hand sorting. Once sorted from one another, these materials are then delivered to reprocessing companies to be recycled into new products.

For more information please see the mixed material collections section on the what happens to recycling page.

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