What can I recycle?

Recycling in Westminster is easy.

You can recycle all of the following items:

• 
  newspapers
• magazines
• junk mail (including window envelopes)
• white and yellow telephone directories
• flattened cardboard
• computer paper
• all types and colours of glass bottle (like wine and beer bottles) - please remove the tops
• 
  all types and colours of glass jars but please remove the lids
• drink cans
• food tins (spaghetti, tuna, fruit etc)
• aerosol cans (if completely empty)
• all plastic bottles (such as soft drink bottles or fabric conditioner bottles) - please remove the lids
• milk and juice Tetrapak cartons - only at selected sites on a trial basis. Refer to Recycling A-Z

We can't collect the following for recycling:

• 
  broken glass such as broken drinking glasses or broken window panes.
• pyrex glassware, light bulbs, window glass or cookware glass - this glass is different to the glass used to make bottles and jars and will contaminate the load.
• crisp and snack packets - crisp packets contain a metal coated plastic film which looks like aluminium but cannot be recycled.
• coffee packaging - The packaging used in some coffee packaging contains a mixture of materials and cannot be recycled.
• yoghurt pots
• microwave trays
• vegetable plastic containers and trays
• clingfilm
• plastic bags
• polystyrene

For any questions on recycling call us: 020 7641 2000