Plastic packaging, mixed

Most plastic packaging can be recycled in north London, please just empty and rinse items first.

Items that can be recycled

• Bottles (opens in a new window)
• Cosmetics bottles (opens in a new window) e.g. shampoo or shower gel
• Standard cleaning product bottles (opens in a new window) e.g. washing up liquid
• Pots, tubs, trays and punnets (opens in a new window)

Items that cannot be recycled

• Plastic wrapping/film (opens in a new window)
• Brown plastic plant pots (opens in a new window)
• Plastic toys (opens in a new window)
• Medicine blister packs (opens in a new window)
• Polystyrene (opens in a new window)
• Plastic food bags (opens in a new window) e.g. bread bags
• Plastic magazine wrapping (opens in a new window)
• Bottles containing strong chemicals (opens in a new window) e.g. anti-freeze
• Single-use plastic cutlery (opens in a new window), plates and cups
• Coat hangers (opens in a new window)
• Laminated plastic food/drink pouches (opens in a new window) e.g. baby food, cat food, or coffee pouches, but some of these can be recycled at big supermarkets (opens in a new window).
• Toothpaste tubes (opens in a new window). Some big supermarkets (opens in a new window) collect these for recycling.
• Crisp and sweet packets/wrappers (opens in a new window). Some big supermarkets (opens in a new window) collect these for recycling.
• Compostable plastic (opens in a new window)