Flats recycling service
If you live in a flat, whether it is managed by the council, housing association or a private owner, we can provide a free, weekly recycling service for paper, cans and glass.
How to join the flats recycling service
To take advantage of this free recycling service register your flat now by contacting ECT:
- Tel: 020 8371 3670
- Email: barnet@ectrecycling.co.uk
Easy to use service
The scheme is extremely popular and convenient to use. Here’s what some of our residents have to say about it.
Joan and David Simmonds have lived in their flat in Hendon for six years. They do their bit by using the Flats Recycling Service. David said: “The scheme takes minimal effort and now it’s become a matter of habit. It’s so easy to use as it’s right by the back door.”
Mr Simmonds initially got involved by taking the recycling issue to the flat’s committee and getting them to agree to the scheme and identify where to place the bins.
Joan said: “Before the flat’s recycling scheme, residents used to leave piles of newspapers in the corridors. This no longer happens as residents are using the scheme religiously.
Residents can now recycle cans, glass and paper from their doorstep. We have also noticed that the flats general waste has decreased, as most waste now goes into our recycling bins.”
Flats recycling campaign
Over 15,000 flats were visited in a campaign to boost recycling. A grant from the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) allowed the council to commission teams of recycling promoters to visit all flats with communal recycling bins.
They offered residents a free reusable bags to store recyclable items and give an information leaflet on recycling. The campaign ran from October 2006 to February 2007.
