The service information presented for the London Borough of Hillingdon was last updated in August 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

102,000 kerbside households are served by a weekly recycling collection. The following materials are collected co-mingled using clear plastic sacks in a Refuse Collection Vehicle (RCV):

• aerosols
• books
• cardboard
• glass bottles and jars
• mixed cans
• paper
• plastic bottles
• yellow pages

Organics

90,000 households are served by a year round fortnightly green garden waste collection. Residents are issued with three reusable canvas bags to set-out material for collection in.

Dry Recycling

10,000 estate households at 350 sites are served by bring recycling systems. Residents are provided with reusable clear sacks for storage and transportation of materials to the centrally located commingled communal bin.  The following materials are collected:

• aerosols
• cardboard
• glass bottles and jars
• mixed cans
• paper
• plastic bottles
• yellow pages

Flats Above Shops

2,000 flats above shops are served by a weekly recycling collection. Residents are provided with clear bags which can be left at an agreed pickup point on the collection day. The following materials are collected co-mingled:

• aerosols
• cardboard
• glass bottles and jars
• mixed cans
• paper
• plastic bottles
• yellow pages

For information on how to participate, click here!

Household Reuse and Recycling Centre

There are three reuse and recycling centres in Hillingdon:

Hayes Civic Amenity
Rigby Lane
Hayes
Middlesex
UB3 1ET

Ruislip Civic Amenity
Victoria Road
South Ruislip
Middlesex
HA4 0YS

Harefield Civic Amenity
New Years Green Lane
Harefield
Middlesex
UB9 6LX

Click here for a list of materials accepted at the Reuse and Recycling Centre.

There are 49 public bring sites in Hillingdon, collecting the following materials:

• books
• cardboard
• glass bottles and jars  
• mixed cans
• media
• paper
• shoes
• textiles

Please note not all materials are collected at all sites.

Hillingdon offers residents home composters at no cost. For more information call 01895 556 000. To order a free compost bin e-mail contactcentre1@hillindon.gov.uk or write to:

Nikki Purcell
London Borough of Hillingdon – Waste Division
Central Depot, Block A
128 Harlington Road
Hillingdon
Middlesex
UB8 3EY

Hillingdon runs compost bin offers for allotments and schools.

Junk Mail Reduction

Hillingdon encourages residents to register with the Mailing Preference Service (MPS) to reduce the amount of unwanted mail they receive.

For more information visit: www.mpsonline.org.uk

Material Aware Shopping

Hillingdon  promotes green shopping and distributes cloth shopping bags.

For information on how to participate, click here!

Bulky Waste

White goods such as fridges and washing machines can be recycled at the three Reuse and Recycling Centres.  Hillingdon will collect bulky waste for a charge of £12 for up to four items or up to twelve bags of rubbish.

Hillingdon Community Furniture Store will collect reusable furniture and distribute it to people on low incomes. For more information call: 01895 256655 (Mon - Thurs). Furniture that is not in a reusable condition can be collected under Hillingdon’s special collection.

Schools Recycling

Schools can be provided with clear plastic sacks and participate in the kerbside collection in the same way as households.

Public place recycling

There is currently a trial of street recycling bins in Uxbridge.  The scheme will eventually be rolled out to all main shopping areas and train stations.

Residual Waste

Residual household waste is collected weekly from the kerbside using refuse bags.

Commercial waste and recycling

The Council operates a commercial waste and recycling collection. 400 businesses are served by a fortnightly recycling collection, collecting the following materials in 1100 litre trade bins:

• aerosols
• books
• cardboard
• glass bottles and jars
• mixed cans
• paper
• plastic bottles
• yellow pages

Trade waste is also accepted at the New Years Green Lane and Victoria Lane Reuse and Recycling Centres.

For information on how to participate, click here!

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Contact Hillingdon Address: Waste Division Central Depot - Block A 128 Harlington Road Hillingdon Middlesex UB8 3EY   Tel: 01895 250 034 Web: http://www.hillingdon.gov.uk/index.jsp?articleid=9129   Email: crussel@hillingdon.gov.uk   Recycling Team: Colin Russell (Waste Division Manager)