The service information presented for the London Borough of Hounslow was last updated in May 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 72,500 households. The scheme is run by ECT Recycling; a not for profit community based organisation. Residents can recycle:

• aerosols
• aluminium foil
• car and household batteries
• cardboard
• glass bottles and jars
• mixed 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 ECT Recycling, Hounslow operates a green waste collection service to 72,500 eligible households. Residents need to purchase biodegradable sacks at a cost of 50p each or £2.50 for a pack of five by calling ECT on 020 813 3191 or by visiting www.ectrecycling.co.uk/hounslowgardenwaste. Sacks are delivered to residents and collected weekly between March and October. At other times of the year a booking must be made with ECT.

Dry Recycling

Estate households are provided with 370 mini recycling sites and 106 hybrid sites.  Materials collected at the mini recycling sites are:

• aerosols
• aluminium foil
• glass bottles and jars
• mixed cans
• paper 

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

There is also a trial cardboard collection at 112 sites, where it is collected in 1100 litre bins.

Hybrid sites, comprising of draws for the collection of different materials, are also in operation. In addition to the materials accepted at mini recycling sites residents can recycle, household batteries, textiles and shoes, and 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 0TW

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 28 sites)
• aluminium foil (at 28 sites)
• cardboard (at 2 sites)
• drinks cartons (at 5 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 28 sites)
• paper (at 33 sites)
• plastic bottles (at 10 sites)
• shoes (at 21 sites) 
• textiles (at 21 sites)

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

Home Composting

Free 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 at a charge are a 330 litre compost converter (£8) and a KOMP 250L (£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

Four 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 letter boxes. 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.

The local furniture project will collect reusable items and distribute them to low-income families who are referred by the Council. To arrange a collection please call: 020 8744 0615. Tidy Town collection will clear all other unwanted furniture that is not good enough for re-use. There is a charge of £5 per item and a minimum charge of £25. To book a collection, please call: 0208 583 5000. Alternatively furniture can be taken to the Reuse and Recycling Centre.

Public Place Recycling

Commuter bins to recycle paper have been placed at 10 train and underground stations across the borough. Autumn leaf fall is collected 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 the 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: Recycling Team Civic Centre Lampton Road Hounslow TW3 4DN Tel: 020 8583 5555   Email: recycling@hounslow.gov.uk Recycling Team: Natasha Epstein (Principal Recycling Officer)