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We are sorry that currently some of our website forms are not working. We are working to resolve this issue as soon as we can. You can still pay your council tax, housing rent, service charges and pay for your parking permit and penalty charge notices.

May bank holiday services

Find our opening times and changes to services over the May bank holiday, including revised rubbish and recycling collections, parking restrictions and customer contact centre hours. 

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Special rates for charities and places of worship

We can provide free recycling and low-cost waste collections to charities and places of worship.

Places of worship and charities

We provide weekly free recycling and subsidised waste collections to charities and places of worship.

What we collect 

We collect:

  • dry mixed recycling
  • food waste.

We will charge for:

  • the collection of dry mixed or food recycling if it is produced from commercial activities, such as charged events
  • any necessary extra collections.

When we collect

Collections take place weekly or nightly. Please contact CommercialWaste@islington.gov.uk for more information.

What we provide

We give you:

  • free green recycling boxes 
  • free clear sacks (where there is no front storage for green recycling boxes)
  • food waste containers
  • compostable liners.

Sign up for our services

If you are interested in our recycling and waste collection service, please email CommercialWaste@islington.gov.uk to discuss your requirements.

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