The service information presented for the London Borough of Hounslow was last updated in November 2008. Information was verified by borough contacts. The authors of this website are not responsible for any errors or omissions. Data relating to targets and performance is taken from Defra's Environment statistics.

Dry Recycling

Hounslow Council provides a weekly green box kerbside collection service to over 72,000 households. The collection is free, and is made on behalf of the Council by SITA UK. Residents can recycle:

• empty aerosol cans
• aluminium foil
• car and household batteries
• cardboard
• glass bottles and jars
• food and drink cans
• motor oil (in a sealed container)
• paper
• shoes
• textiles
• yellow pages

It is useful for the recycling crew if materials are separated into plastic bags and placed tidily into the green box as materials are sorted at the kerbside into a stillage vehicle, which has separate compartments for different materials.

Organics

In partnership with SITA, Hounslow operates a green garden waste collection service to 72,000 eligible households. Residents need to purchase biodegradable sacks at a cost of £2.50 for a pack of five by calling 0208 583 5555. Alternatively, sacks can be purchased from any local library in the borough or from the Civic Centre. The service runs all year round, with no need to book an appointment - simply leave the sacks out by 7am at the front edge of your property on the same day as your green box collection.

Dry Recycling

Estate households are provided with a communal recycling site - either an estate frame or a hybrid recycling system - dependant on the size of the property. Materials collected at the estate frame sites are:

• empty aerosol cans
• aluminium foil
• glass bottles and jars
• mixed cans
• paper 
• cardboard (not all sites)

The materials are separated at source and contained in five 240 or 360 litre wheeled bins. Cardboard is collected in 1100 litre capacity bins.  The 526 litre capacity hybrid sites uses 9 drawers that accept additional materials including:

• household batteries
• shoes
• textiles
• yellow pages

Reuse and Recycling Centre

There is one Reuse and Recycling Centre (RRC) in Hounslow:

Space Waye Reuse and Recycling Centre
Pier Road
North Feltham Trading Estate
Feltham
TW14 0TH

Click here for a list of materials accepted at the RRC.

Bring banks

There are 56 bring sites across Hounslow where residents can recycle:

• aerosol (at 26 sites)
• aluminium foil (at 26 sites)
• cardboard (at 2 sites)
• drinks cartons (at 8 sites including RRC) 
• glass bottles and jars (green glass at 46 sites, clear at 49 and brown at 47)
• Household batteries (at 1 site)
• mixed cans (at 26 sites)
• paper (at 32 sites)
• plastic bottles (at 10 sites)
• shoes (at 25 sites) 
• textiles (at 22 sites)

Not all materials are accepted at all sites. Materials are collected in separate bins.

Home Composting

Home composters have been supplied to residents since 1998; to date 17,500 have been distributed.  Free 220 litre compost bins and kitchen caddies are available with information packs and composting guides. Also available are 330 litre compost converter for £8 and a KOMP 250 litre for £30.

Nappy Waste
 
An incentive of £50 toward the cost of purchasing Real Nappies or a Nappy Laundering service is also offered to parents.

Waste Exchange

Ten Give and Take Days have been held at different locations in the borough. The idea of the event is that instead of throwing away items that could be reused, residents are able to bring them along for other residents to take.  As there is no charge for goods, it enabled residents on low incomes to come along and pick up goods for free, which they may not have been able to afford otherwise.  Items that are reused are potentially diverted from going to landfill, as they may have been destined to be thrown away by the resident with their general waste. 

A freecycle website is in operation providing a service where residents can give and take unwanted items for free.  For more information visit: http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/HounslowCentralNorthandEast-Freecycle/

Junk Mail Reduction

Hounslow is running a ‘no junk mail’ campaign promoting the mailing preference service and distributing stickers for letterboxes. For more information visit: www.mpsonline.org.uk.

Waste Aware Shopping

Waste aware shopping is promoted through the distribution of cloth shopping bags, green shopping pledges and other promotion.

Bulky Waste

Large household items such as furniture, electrical items and white goods which are not suitable for inclusion in the weekly sack collection can be collected at a charge by the Tidy Town bulky waste collection service. To book a collection and enquire about charges, please call 0208 583 5555.

Hounslow Furniture Recycling Project collects reusable household items and distributes them to low-income families in the borough who are referred by Social Services. To arrange a collection, or for more information please call: 0208 814 2225.

Alternatively furniture can be taken to Space Waye Reuse and Recycling Centre.

Public Place Recycling

Commuter bins to recycle paper and magazines have been placed at 10 train and underground stations across the borough. Autumn leaf fall is collected by the Street Cleansing Department and sent for composting.

Residual Waste

Residual household waste is collected weekly from the kerbside.  Residents must provide their own refuse sacks.

Commercial Recycling

Hounslow run a commercial waste collection for businesses. Commercial waste is also accepted at Space Waye Reuse and Recycling Centre. Hounslow also offers a recycling collection service to all businesses upon request. Frequency of collection and containment type are variable depending on business needs. Cardboard and paper are collected.

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Contact Hounslow Address: Waste Management Team Civic Centre Lampton Road Hounslow TW3 4DN Tel: 0208 583 5555 Fax: 0208 583 5134  Email: recycling@hounslow.gov.uk Web: www.hounslow.gov.uk/recycling Recycling Team: Natasha Epstein (Head of Waste Management Services)