Important: Customer Services phone line not working
Our main switchboard (020 8937 1234) is not working. This is affecting calls made during the hours of 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday. We are working hard to fix the problem. In the meantime, there are a number of other ways you can contact us. Thank you for your patience. We are sorry for any inconvenience caused.

Recycle, reduce, reuse

Find out how and where to recycle rubbish in Brent, tips and ideas for reducing waste and ways you can reuse or repair unwanted or broken items.

Find out about

What you can recycle

Find out what day to day household items you can recycle and how

Electrical and electronic equipment

Do not place electrical items in your bin. Find out how you can dispose of them

Clothes, shoes and textiles

You can arrange to have mixed textiles, clothes and shoes collected from your home for free

Home composting

The best environmental way to deal with organics materials is home composting

Online recycling and pre-loved communities

If your items are good quality why not turn them into cash, swap with somebody else or just give away for free?

Reduce your food waste

Tips and recipe ideas for how to reduce the amount of food you throw away