Recycling on estates and high-rise properties
In this section of our website, you can find out how to recycle if you live on an estate or high-rise property, and the kinds of materials we collect.
You can also read about food waste recycling on estates and read FAQs about recycling on estates.
Mixed recycling and paper bins
In most cases, estates and high-rise properties are provided with two large bins:
- one for mixed recycling
- one for paper
What can I recycle using the mixed recycling bin?
Please put the below materials in the mixed recycling bin:
- Aerosols - they must be empty, but please don't squash or pierce them.
- Cardboard - boxes, greetings cards, sleeves and cardboard packaging.
- Cartons (for example, milk and fruit juice cartons).
- Drink cans
- Food tins
- Foil - kitchen foil and take-away containers.
- Mixed glass - all colours of glass accepted; please remove lids from jars. Do not put broken glass, light bulbs, drinking glasses or Pyrex in the bin.
- Plastic packaging - pastic bags, bottles, pots, tubs, trays, lids, ice cream tubs and yoghurt pots.
What can I recycle using the paper bin?
Paper (newspapers, magazines etc.) should be put in the dedicated paper bin.
On estates where space is limited, one bin will be provided for both mixed recycling and paper. You can put all the above materials in that bin.
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 just follow the three simple steps below:
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 they will be removed, for 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 for 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
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 team - see the top-right corner of this page for details.
More information about recycling on estates
For more information about recycling on estates you can:
- download our guide to recycling on estates and high-rise properties (PDF, 402KB)
- read our frequently asked questions about recycling on estates
- call the recycling hotline (please see number at top-right hand corner of this page).
Page updated: 23 Feb 2012
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