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Changes to how you report a problem on a street or request containers and bags

We have made some changes to make it easier to report a problem on a street (e.g. full litter bins, dog fouling), missed rubbish or recycling collections, and to how you order new recycling containers or bags.

You can report issues or request a service from us by downloading the Love Clean Streets app or reporting it online through My Islington, which is the new customer account where you can also access more services like council tax. By registering you can also track the progress of your report online. 

If you use this service, please help us to improve things in future by completing a short survey to let us know what you think.

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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Reuse and Recycling Centre

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

Hornsey Street Reuse and Recycling Centre is open from 8am to 8pm daily (except Sunday, from 8.30am to 8pm). You can dispose of household or garden waste items at the centre that you can't put in normal household recycling.

You can continue to recycle lots of items in your normal household collection service and you can find your nearest alternative reuse and recycling centre on the NLWA's website.

Address and contact details

40 Hornsey Street
Islington
N7 8HU

Phone: 020 7464 2225

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
  • garden waste (we expect to be able to accept this soon - please check here for updates)
  • general household rubbish.

Visit the RRC website

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