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Blue recycling bin

Your blue recycling bin is collected weekly. Your blue recycling bin is for your mixed recycling.

Place your bins on the boundary of your property by 6 am on your collection day.

Recycle right for Barnet

 In Barnet, we want to ensure that only the right items are collected and sent for recycling.

Incorrect items placed in recycling bins is called ‘contamination’. Contamination can affect the quality of the recycling collected and the processes at the recycling facility.

Food packaging must be clean and free from food. Please note that we cannot recycle items containing food residue.

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You should only use your blue recycling bin for:

  • cardboard
  • cartons - including fruit juice cartons, milk cartons, Tetra Pak
  • food tins and drinks cans
  • mixed glass, bottles and jars - lids and tops can be either left on or off
  • mixed paper
  • plastic bottles - lids and tops can be either left on or off
  • plastic tubs, pots and trays - remove any film lids and pads in the bottom of trays, place in your black waste bin).

Excess recycling

Flattened cardboard no larger than one metre squared and clean recyclables in a clear sack can be put out by your blue recycling bin for collection.

Batteries

Household batteries can be put in a clear bag on top of the lid of your blue recycling bin for collection. Please do not place any batteries inside the bin.

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Do not use your blue recycling bin for:

  • crisp packets:  cannot be recycled, place in your black waste bin
  • nappies: cannot be recycled, place in your black refuse bin
  • food waste: this cannot be recycled in the blue bin. Please place in your black bin until further notice
  • textiles: recycle at the Summers Lane Recycling and Reuse Centre, or local charity shops
  • wood: recycle at the Summers Lane Recycling and Reuse Centre
  • electrical items: recycle at the Summers Lane Recycling and Reuse Centre or contact Clearabee on 0330 088 1085 to get a free collection of large electrical items
  • polystyrene:  cannot be recycled, place in your black refuse bin
  • black bags and other plastic items: black bags, plastic wrapping, bubble wrap, cling film, plastic tubes cannot be recycled, place in your black waste bin
  • plastic toys: take to local charity shops 

If your item is not listed, unfortunately it cannot be recycled.

Request a blue recycling bin

Use the new, additional or replacement bin form to request a blue recycling bin. 

Clear recycling sacks

If you cannot physically have a blue bin on your property, we can provide a clear sack recycling service.

We deliver batches of recycling sacks on request, and you can put the same items in your sack as in a blue bin. Your sacks will be collected weekly on your normal collection day. Sacks should be placed on the boundary of your property by 6 am on your collection day.

If you have run out of sacks, you can order more using our new, additional or replacement bin or sack order form. You will only be able to use this form if your property has been assessed as requiring clear sacks.

If you do not currently receive clear sacks but think you should, please contact us on 020 8359 4600.

Recycling Tips

You can find out more information about recycling around the home in this video.

What happens to your recycling

Find out what happens to your recycling in Barnet.

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