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Christmas and new year opening times and services

Find out our opening times and service changes over Christmas and New Year holidays. This includes changes to bin collection days, parking and customer contact centre opening hours.

Islington Town Hall will be closed from Thursday 2 to Monday 6 January 2025 for planned maintenance. Registrar services will be reopen on Monday 6 January 2025.

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Reuse and Recycling Centre

You can dispose of your household recycling and rubbish at the Reuse and Recycling Centre.

Visit the Reuse and Recycling Centre to dispose of household or garden waste items at the that you can't put in normal household recycling. Check what you can recycle in your normal household collection service.

Address and contact details

40 Hornsey Street
Islington
N7 8HU

Phone: 020 7464 2225

Find an alternative reuse and recycling centre on the North London Waste Authority's website.

Opening hours 

Check the Reuse and Recycling Centre's website for information about opening hours, before you visit.

Items we can't accept at the pedestrian drop-off point

For practical and safety reasons, we cannot accept the following items at the pedestrian drop-off point. You can still bring them in a vehicle.

  • waste from businesses
  • gas bottles
  • commercial batteries (for example, emergency lighting batteries)
  • paint
  • hazardous waste
  • tyres
  • household or garden chemicals
  • soil
  • builders rubble
  • large appliances
  • general household rubbish

More information 

For more information about what you can bring, restrictions, and to book a visit for a van or trailer, visit the Reuse and Recycling Centre website.

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