Call us on 020 8937 1200
Do it online | Help | Maps | My Brent

The green box

The green box is our doorstep recycling collection service and it is compulsory to use the green box if you have access to the service.

 

 

How to use the service   
Leave your green  box out before 7am on the day of your collection in an easy to see and reach place from the public road, preferably on the edge of your property.

 doorstep recycling
Please do not put your green box on the public highway as another member of the public may drop litter in it and contaminate all your hard recycling work.

 

Printing your door number clearly on your green box with some old paint or Tippex can reduce the chance of your green recycling box going missing.


We will empty your green box every week on your day of collection, provided you leave the box out before 7am in a place which is easy to see and reach from the public road, preferably on the edge of your property.

 

If we miss your collection for some reason, we will:    
  

  • collect your green box the same day if we miss it and you let us know by 2pm of your normal collection day; or
  • collect your green box the next day by 12noon if you tell us after 2pm on your collection day.

 

What you can recycle in the green box and how you can help us: 

 

Green outline of image of a piece of paper on a white background

Paper such as newspapers

magazines and telephone directories.

You can help by:

  • putting only The Yellow Pages in plastic bags to keep them dry
  • other directories can be directly placed into the green recycling box.
  • bundling all your shredded paper in a plastic bag to keep it dry 
  • newspapers, magazines, junk mail, leaflets, clean white paper and white envelopes (please remove the plastic windows from the envelopes)  can go directly into the green recycling box without plastic bags.

Green outline of glass bottle and jar on white background

Glass including green, brown and

clear glass bottles and jars

You can help by washing your jars and removing the caps and lids.

 

Please dispose of your caps and lids in your grey rubbish bin.

Green outline of images of 3 cans on white background

Metals including

food and drink cans, aerosol cans, aluminium foil

You can help by:
  • washing the tins and cans
  • squashing tins and cans so we can fit more into our recycling trucks.
  • cleaning your aluminium foil trays and foil before you put them in your green recycling box
  • not putting foil crisp packets or foil backed with paper or plastic into your green recycling box.

Green outline of image of three plastic bottles on white background

Plastic

bottles

Please rinse and flatten your plastic bottles before putting them in your green recycling box.

 

Put your bottle tops in the gray rubbish bin and remove lables.

 

You can help by just putting the following bottles in your green recycling box:

  • PVC- bottles for mineral water, squash and shampoo
  • PET- fizzy drinks bottles
  • HDPE-bottles for milk and washing up liquids.

Green outline of a piece of cloth on a white background

Textiles and clothes

Please put these in a plastic bag to help protect from the weather.

 

Please note we do not accept sleeping bags, duvets, pillows or cushions.

Green outline of a pair of shoes with laces tied on a white background

Shoes

Please tie shoes together in pairs.

Green outline of battery on white background

Batteries

We can take car batteries, household batteries.

 

Please put these in a clear plastic bag.

Green outline of engine oil can with dripping oil on white background

Engine oil

We can take used or unwanted engine oil.

 

Please ensure container lid is tightly closed.

 

Currently we do not accept cartons in our green boxes, however they can be recycled by taking them to the recycling sites.


We will also: 

  • put your green box back within the boundary of your property
  • advertise changes to our collection days in libraries, on our websites and in local newspaper and The Brent Magazine
  • make sure our recycling collectors leave the street clean and tidy after collection
  • make sure our collectors are polite and considerate
  • provide an assisted collection service for people with special needs, for example people who have mobility issues. Please contact us on 020 8937 5050 to arrange a special collection
  • provide you with new or extra green boxes if you need them. Please contact us on 020 8937 5050.