Recycling Banks
These are street based recycling bins available for use by all Hackney residents. The banks have a 1,100 litre capacity per bin, and are collected weekly. There are approximately 80 sites located across the borough. To find your nearest recycling bank location, visit www.recycleforlondon.com and type your postcode into the 'Find your nearest recycling facilities' search on the right hand side of that web page.
Please note: Businesses are not allowed to use the banks. Fines of up to £1000 will be issued for illegal dumping at recycling banks.
Recycling banks
Cow bins
Clothing, shoes and textile banks
Tetra Pak banks
Recycling banks
You can recycle these materials at all recycling banks:
- Brown glass, bottles and jars
- Clear glass, bottles and jars
- Green glass, bottles and jars
- Paper, newspaper and magazines
- Tins and cans
- Plastic bottles
Cow bins
You may have seen these fantastic cow bins at locations across Hackney. You can recycle all the same items in these, as you would in the regular recycling banks.
For a Cow Bin recycling experience, visit these sites:
- E2 8NA, Hackney Road outside Mecca Bingo Hall, Scawfell Street
- E8 1LL, Amhurst Road, Hackney Central station clock
- E8 3PE, Martello Street, near Pub on the Park, London Fields
- EC2A, 4SDPaul Street, jct Great Eastern Street
- N1 7TA, Sturt Street opp Taplow Street
- N16 0BN, Stoke Newington Church Street between Yoakley Road and Lordship Road
Clothing, shoes and textile banks
Some recycling bank sites also have textile banks, where clothes and shoes can be deposited for reuse. Please tie shoes together, and put all items in a plastic bag with the handles tied together. This will protect the materials you recycle, and keep them in good condition. To find your nearest textile recycling bank location, visit www.recycleforlondon.com and type your postcode into the 'Find your nearest recycling facilities' search on the right hand side of that web page.
Tetra Pak and drinks carton banks
In August 2007 Hackney Council’s recycling team began a Tetra Pak recycling trial. Unlike items like paper, tins and cans or cardboard, Tetra Paks can not be turned into the same item again, as they are made from a mixture of materials including paper, aluminium and plastic. They can, however, be recycled into other items. Hackney Council is trialling Tetra Pak recycling at 9 recycling bank locations across the borough.
- E5 8BY, Kenninghall Road, near Nightingale Road
- E8 2NG, Kingsland Shopping Centre Car Park, outside entrance
- E9 5AX, Wick Road, opposite Vanner Point, New Gascoyne Estate
- E9 6ND, Morning Lane, Tesco Car Park
- N1 5AA, Downham Road & Kingsland Road opp Fire Station
- N1 7TA, Sturt Street opp Taplow Street
- N16 0PT, Lordship Road, Lordship South Estate, between Lordship Terrace and Lordship Grove
- N16 5SR, Stamford Hill, Morrisons Car Park
- N4 2HD, Green Lanes near John Scott Health Centre
Page updated: 14 Nov 2008