Hard Plastic

Hard plastic food containers

Guidance

Alias

plastic toys, hard plastics, Tupperware

Hard plastic items that are in good condition could be sold or donated for reuse or to charity.

You can now recycle your hard plastics at three of our recycling centres: Regis Road (opens in a new window), EcoPark (opens in a new window) and Hornsey Street (opens in a new window) as part of a new trial. 

The following hard plastics will be accepted:

  • Plastic buckets
  • Plastic drums/IBCs
  • Plastic bins
  • Laundry baskets
  • Plastic crates
  • Storage boxes/non-shatter
  • Wheelie bins
  • Plastic pallets
  • Garden furniture
  • Mortar tubs
  • Plastics cans
  • Plant pots
  • Bumpers
  • CD cases
  • VHS cases

Items not accepted include:

  • Bollards
  • Plastic film
  • Traffic cones with feet
  • Rubbish bags
  • Plastics with paint residue
  • White goods
  • Underfloor heating pipes
  • Car seats with textile
  • FIbreglass sheets
  • Garden hoses
  • Polystyrene
  • PET bottles
  • Cool boxes
  • Polycarbonate

Which reuse and recycling centre can I take it to?

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