Recycling in Brent is compulsory using the green box and we strongly encourage residents to reduce, reuse and recycle their waste.

Along with our green box  collection service we provide over a 100 recycling banks in the borough. Recycling banks are situated on streets and in car parks and anyone can use them.

We will:

• make sure that recycling banks do not overflow
• keep areas around recycling facilities clean and tidy

You can help
You can help by bringing the following items to recycle at our recycling banks:

• paper - newspapers, magazines, telephone directories such as The Yellow Pages and junk mail
• glass - all colours of glass bottles and jars
• metal - cans, tins, aluminium foil and aerosols (except aerosol spray paint cans)
• textiles and shoes. Clothes and material. Please put these items in plastic bags before putting them in the bring bank.

You can help by:

• using our online form to report any overflowing recycling banks
• calling us on 020 8937 5050 to report an overflowing recycling  bank
• calling us on 020 8937 5050 to request a new site for a recycling  bank.

To find your nearest recycling site by:

• material type 
• location
• area
• ward
• reference number