Mixed plastic packaging

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

Items that can be recycled

• Drinks 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 through TerraCycle (opens in a new window)
• Toothpaste tubes (opens in a new window). TerraCycle (opens in a new window) has a number of drop-off points for toothpaste tubes, toothbrushes and packaging
• Crisp and sweet packets/wrappers (opens in a new window) (some manufacturers, such as Walkers, offer a free recycling scheme. TerraCycle (opens in a new window) has a number of drop-off points where crisp packets and biscuit wrappers can be recycled).
• Compostable plastic (opens in a new window)