Skip to content

We use cookies on this site

If you don't want to accept cookies, you can change your preferences

Accept Manage cookies
  3. Home
  4. Recycling and rubbish
  5. What you can and can't recycle

Some online services unavailable on Saturday 23 November and Monday 25 November

Due to essential maintenance some of our online services will be unavailable over the next few days.

  • On Saturday 23 November between 9am–5pm you will be unable to view your council tax, council tax support and housing benefits accounts or documents while we upgrade our systems.
  • On Monday 25 November between 6–11pm our online parking services will be unavailable. During this time, you won’t be able to review or pay for parking tickets or buy parking permits or visitor vouchers.

We are sorry for any inconvenience while we carry out these necessary works.

Rubbish bins icon

Mixed recycling

This is plastic, paper and cardboard, glass and metal. We've broken this list down into sections showing what items you can or can't recycle.

Due to the backlog of orders caused by past production issues, the delivery of new orders for green recycling boxes are currently taking 8 weeks.

  • Plastic

    Find out what plastic waste you can or can't recycle

  • Paper and cardboard

    Find out what paper and cardboard waste you can or can't recycle

  • Glass

    Find out what glass waste you can or can't recycle

  • Metal

    Find out what metal waste you can or can't recycle

  • Request recycling containers and bags

    The quickest and easiest way to request recycling containers is by logging into or signing up for a My Islington account. You can get recycling bags and food waste liners for households from local libraries.