Where to recycle plastic in London

Below are places in London that accept plastic for recycling: street containers, collection points and recycling centres. The data comes from OpenStreetMap and is kept up to date by the community — if a point is missing, add it yourself in a couple of minutes.

Recycling points

AllPaper 496Cans 415Glass bottles 369Clothes 364Plastic 286Plastic bottles 224Glass 148Electronics 97Organic 62Batteries 41Scrap metal 20Plastic bags 15Wood, rubble 13Low energy bulbs 13Engine oil 10Hazardous waste 8Car batteries 3Tyres 2

Operators:AllHackney Council 15Haringey Council 10London Borough of Hackney 6Sainsbury's 6Veolia 5Harri 3London Borough of Newham 3Islington Council 2North London Waste Authority 2Southwark Council 2

Found: 286

Garth Road Recycling and Reuse Centre☆

Amenity Way · Recycling centre · London Borough of Merton

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalEngine oilWood, rubble

Villiers Road Household Reuse and Recycling Centre☆

Chapel Mill Road · Recycling centre · South London Waste Partnership

🕒 Mo-Fr 07:30-17:00; Sa 07:30-16:00; Su,PH 09:30-16:00; Dec 24 09:30-12:00; Dec 25,26,Jan 01 off

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesLow energy bulbsScrap metalHazardous wasteCar batteriesEngine oilWood, rubble

Foots Cray Reuse and Recycling Centre☆

Maidstone Road · Recycling centre

🕒 Mo,Tu,Th,Fr,Sa,Su 07:30-16:00

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesWood, rubble

Southwark Reuse and Recycling Centre☆

Devon Street 43 · Recycling centre · Veolia

🕒 Mo-Su 08:30-16:30; Jan 01, Dec 25-26 off

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesLow energy bulbsScrap metalHazardous wasteEngine oilTyresWood, rubble

Summers Lane Civic Amenity and Recycling Centre☆

Summers Lane · Recycling centre · North London Waste Authority

🕒 Mo-Su 09:00-16:00

PaperPlasticGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesLow energy bulbsScrap metalHazardous wasteCar batteriesEngine oilTyresWood, rubble

Townmead Road Re-Use and Recycling Centre☆

Townmead Road · Recycling centre · Richmond Council

PaperPlasticGlassGlass bottlesCansClothes

Western Road Reuse and Recycling Centre☆

Western Road · Recycling centre · North London Waste Authority

🕒 Mo-Su,PH 09:00-16:00; Dec 25,Dec 26,Jan 01 off

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metal

Lewisham Reuse and Recycling Centre☆

Surrey Canal Road · Recycling container

PaperPlasticGlass bottlesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalHazardous wasteEngine oil

Elthorne Recycling Centre☆

Courtauld Road · Recycling container

PaperPlasticGlassClothesElectronics

Regis Road Recycling Centre☆

9-11 Regis Road · Recycling centre

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalWood, rubble

Greenwich Reuse and Recycling Centre☆

Nathan Way · Recycling centre · Veolia

🕒 Mo-Fr 08:00-18:30; Sa 08:00-17:00; Su 09:00-16:30

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalHazardous wasteCar batteriesEngine oilWood, rubble

Carpenters Estate☆

17 Doran Walk · Recycling container · London Borough of Newham

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesPlastic bagsGlass bottlesCans

Recycling Bins☆

Potters Fields · Recycling container

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCans

Mixed Plastics☆

Western Road 77 · Recycling container · Haringey Council

🕒 Mo-Fr 09:30-16:00; Sa,Su,PH 09:00-16:00; Jan 1 off; Dec 25-26 off

PlasticPlastic bottles

Park Recycling - non household waste☆

45 Bolingbroke Grove · Recycling container

🕒 24/7

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesGlass bottlesCans

28 Martello Street☆

Recycling container · Hackney Council

PaperPlasticGlass bottlesCans

196 St John's Way☆

Recycling container · London Borough of Islington

🕒 24/7

PaperPlasticGlass bottlesCans

63 Junction Road☆

Recycling container

PaperPlasticGlass bottlesCans

New Oxford Street☆

Recycling container

PaperPlasticGlass bottlesCans

46 West Ham Lane☆

Recycling container · London Borough of Newham

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesGlass bottlesCans