Flats recycling information for developers
We provide a free weekly recycling collection for flats in the borough. Barnet’s Unitary Development Plan states that: “The recycling of waste will be promoted by ensuring that there is an adequate network of recycling facilities in the borough and by requiring the provision of recycling facilities as part of new commercial, industrial and leisure developments and residential estates.” (Policy Env4: Unitary Development Plan, page 29)
There are two options for recycling facilities for flats:
1) Where there are sixteen flats or less, the council’s recycling contractor May Gurney provides each house or individual flat with two different recycling boxes. We provide a 44 litre black box to collect paper, glass bottles and jars, textiles, shoes, engine oil, mobile phones and batteries weekly. The dimensions for a black box are:
- length 57 cms
- width 40 cms
- height 30 cms.
We also provide a 55 litre blue box to collect plastic bottles, cardboard, tins, cans, foil and aerosols. The dimensions for a blue box are:
- length 62 cms
- width 41cms
- height 35 cms.
A storage and collection area for the boxes should be provided, and its location should be discussed with the councils recycling contractors May Gurney (tel: 020 8371 3675) at the design stage. Recycling boxes are provided at no charge, and residents may request additional boxes of either colour. The blue boxes can be stacked on top of the black boxes, though some residents will prefer to place them side by side. Please ensure that your development plans allow space for these boxes.
2) Where there are seventeen or more flats, the council’s recycling contractor May Gurney can provide sets of wheeled bins to collect paper, green glass, clear glass, brown glass, cans/tins/aerosols/foil, plastic bottles, and cardboard.
Each bin is 240 litres and ideally these will be installed in secure locked metal frames provided by the council’s contractor. Recycling bins and frames are provided at no charge. Each frame accommodates 5 bins. A complete set of bins would be 10 bins – one each for all materials listed above, plus additional bins for the bulkier plastic bottles and cardboard. Therefore a complete set would be 2 frames, either back to back, or in a row. Please ensure that your development plans allow space for these bins. The dimensions for each frame of five bins are:
- length 3 m
- height 1.35 m
- depth 0.90 m.
For larger developments, it is likely that a number of pairs of frames or additional loose bins will be required. If you intend to construct a bin enclosure, frames will not be necessary, and loose bins can be provided instead.
*Please note that for flats which are part of a converted house with its own frontage, the Council would provide a black recycling box as per other houses, and no special provisions need to be made.
In addition to including space for the recycling facilities described above, it is also essential that access for the collection vehicles is considered and dropped kerbs provided as necessary. Where wheeled bins are provided they must be located within 10m of a vehicle access road. Where blue and black boxes are provided they must be presented for collection within 1m of the vehicle access road.
To discuss your proposals further please contact Paul Woodward using the contact details opposite.
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