Recycling Services Available to Charities Located in Islington

RECYCLING SERVICES AVAILABLE TO CHARITIES LOCATED IN ISLINGTON

Drafted by Clare Matheson, Project Officer, Islington Chamber of Commerce

If any charities in the borough need more specific advice after the end of the project on 31st March feel free to pass on my non-Chamber details as I may be able to help (I have assisted a number of charities free of charge over the past 8 years and I’m happy to continue doing so – charities need all the help they can get, especially in this current economic climate)

Clare Matheson

Waste & Recycling Consultant

32 Ickburgh Road

London, E5 8AD

Mob: 0784 779 5879

Email:

ARTS & CRAFT MATERIALS

Waste material type / Recycling service provider / Contact details / Additional information
Art & craft materials including coloured paper, ribbon, paint, stationery etc. / Children’s SCRAP Project / Website:
Tel: 020 8985 6290
Email: / Usually a free collection for good quality items

BOOKS

Waste material type / Recycling service provider / Contact details / Additional information
New books only e.g. surplus stock.
Please note, they do not accept 2nd hand books. / Book Aid International / Website:
Tel: 020 7326 5822
Email:
Contact name: Rosa Anderson
Book Trade Development Manager / Postage and packing paid for by you.
Waste material type / Recycling service provider / Contact details / Additional information
Children’s books.
Accept children’s books only. New or second hand books in good condition. / Community Heart / Website:
Tel: 0161 254 7505 / 07876 561 643
Email:
Contact name: Isobel McVicar / Postage and packing paid for by you.

BATTERIES

Waste material type / Recycling service provider / Contact details / Additional information
Household batteries / BatteryBack PLC / Website:
Tel: 0844 800 5671
Email: / You need to buy one of their containers but from there on in the collection service is free for weights over 50kg’s (50kg’s equates to a full 60 litre container)
£10 + VAT for 2 x 5 litre containers (table top)
£50 + VAT for a 60 litre container (freestanding)

CHARITY COLLECTION SERVICE (FREE)

Waste material type / Recycling service provider / Contact details / Additional information
Cartons (tetra paks)
Household plastic packaging - bottles and packaging containers
Cardboard - boxes, corrugated card and greetings cards
Glass - jars and bottles of all colours
Metal tins, cans and packaging - food and drink cans, empty aerosol cans, aluminium foil
Paper - newspapers, magazines, catalogues, yellow pages, junk mail and envelopes / Islington Council / Contact within Islington Council for this is Anna Burns.
Email:
Tel: 020 7527 5167 / Free collection for registered charities.

CLOTHING / TEXTILES

Waste material type / Recycling service provider / Contact details / Additional information
Textiles/clothing/shoes/
bedding and pillows / Clothes Aid / Website:
Tel: 08450 722 780
Email: / FREE collection
They are not able to collect clothing and shoes in poor condition.
Waste material type / Recycling service provider / Contact details / Additional information
Textiles/clothing/shoes/
curtains/duvets/sheets / LMB Supplies / Website:
Tel: 0207 476 6888
Email: / FREE collection
Waste material type / Recycling service provider / Contact details / Additional information
Textiles/clothing/shoes/linens / TRAID / Website:
Tel: 020 8733 2580
Email:
Address:
TRAID, 5 Second Way, Wembley
Middlesex, HA9 0YJ / FREE to put a clothing donation bank outside your office building or to have an internal wheelie bank for staff/company only use.
Large donations bank (1.9m x 1.5m)
Small clothes bank (1.5m x 1.25m)

COMPUTERS / ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT

Waste material type / Recycling service provider / Contact details / Additional information
Computers/ small electrical equipment / Bright Sparks / Website:
Tel: 020 7561 5515
Email: / FREE to drop off your items at one of their donation points or at their shop.
If you need your items to be collected there is usually a cost related to this.
Shop address:
Bright Sparks Shop, 225-229 Seven Sisters Road, Finsbury Park, N4 2DA (Open Tuesday to Saturday 12.30pm – 5.30pm, Thursday 12.30pm – 7.00pm)
Other donation point addresses can be found on their website.
Waste material type / Recycling service provider / Contact details / Additional information
Computers/ IT equipment / Computer Aid International / Website:
Tel: 020 8361 5540 to arrange a drop off of equipment.
Email: / Free delivery of items meeting their specifications to 10 Brunswick Industrial Park, Brunswick Way, London,N11 1JL.
To have items collected (up to 10 monitors and 10 base units) there is a charge of £40 + VAT.
Charges for other electrical items available on request.

FURNITURE

Waste material type / Recycling service provider / Contact details / Additional information
Office furniture / Andrews Office Furniture / Website:
Tel: 0800 413 704
Email: / They buy quality, unbroken furniture.
Waste material type / Recycling service provider / Contact details / Additional information
Furniture (excluding office furniture but including sofas) / British Heart Foundation furniture & electrical shops / Website:
Tel: 0844 248 9103 / FREE collection (excl office furniture). Free collection of decent quality sofas and chairs

LIGHT BULBS / FLUORESCENT TUBES

Waste material type / Recycling service provider / Contact details / Additional information
Light bulbs and fluorescent tubes / Ryness Electrical / Website:
Tel: 0845 630 3035
Email:
(email for questions or to arrange a collection)
Islington shop address:
13-17 Baron Street, London, N1 9HP / FREE collection for customers
Please note: You must purchase your light bulbs through them in order to get this free service.
Waste material type / Recycling service provider / Contact details / Additional information
Light bulbs and fluorescent tubes / City Electrical Factors / Website:
Tel: 020 7359 7255
Email:
Contact name: Piers
Highbury Branch address:
Units 1 & 2, Frogmore Estate, Kelvin Road, London, N5 2PL / FREE collection for customers
Prices for non-customers are as follows:
40p per lamp regardless of size and type
Waste material type / Recycling service provider / Contact details / Additional information
Light bulbs and fluorescent tubes / Newey & Eyre / Website:
Tel: 0207 253 6162 (number for Lever Street shop)
Email: Contact form on their website.
Nearest shop address:
13-19 Lever Street, London, EC1V 3QU / FREE collection for large volume customers (minimum sized container is 0.8m x 1.0m x 1.2m and contains approximately 1200 compact lamps)
They charge for the 8ft extendable pipes.
Please note: You must purchase your light bulbs through them in order to receive this free service.

PAINT

Waste material type / Recycling service provider / Contact details / Additional information
Paint / Forest Recycling Project
(A not-for-profit social enterprise) / Website:
Tel: 020 8539 9076
Email:
Contact name: Tina / Different options available depending on whether you want to drop the paint off to their site in WalthamForest, have it collected by them (£1 donation per litre) or have a yearly membership with them. Contact them to discuss your requirements.

TONER/PRINTER CARTRIDGES

Waste material type / Recycling service provider / Contact details / Additional information
Toner/printer cartridges (Excludes Epson cartridges) / ERS Europe Ltd t/a K2 Supplies / Website:
Tel: 01372 751 172
Email: / FREE collection
You need a minimum quantity of 15 items before requesting a collection and these must be packed into a cardboard box.
Freepost envelopes are available for less than 15 inkjets.
Waste material type / Recycling service provider / Contact details / Additional information
Toner/printer cartridges (Excludes Epson cartridges and some larger cartridges) / Recycling Appeal (Redeem Plc) / Website:
Tel: 08451 30 20 10
Email: / FREE collection
You need a minimum quantity of 10 items before requesting a collection. Freepost envelopes are available for less than 10 inkjets or mobile phones
Full details and a list of the cartridges they are able to accept available on their website.
Waste material type / Recycling service provider / Contact details / Additional information
HP printer cartridges – take back service operated by Hewlett Packard / Hewlett Packard / Website:
Tel: 0845 6014751
Email: available via they website / Most HP cartridges can be recycled using HP's freepost returns label programme.
To order new labels you can:
-go to
-select country
-select business type and click ‘I want to participate’
-click on print label
-choose printer type (inkjet or laserjet) register an account (or sign in if you are already registered) enter product number (or example given if you do not know the product number or if your one is showing as invalid)
-click finish
-click print label (also gives the option of saving the document)
or contact them by email or on 0845 6014751 providing the amount of labels required and product code of the cartridge

USED VEGETABLE OIL

Waste material type / Recycling service provider / Contact details / Additional information
Used vegetable oil / Proper Oils / Website:
Tel: 0845 470 80 91
Email: / Free collection
Waste material type / Recycling service provider / Contact details / Additional information
Used vegetable oil / Pure Fuels Ltd / Website:
Tel: 020 8803 8716
Email: / Free collection

Please note that the information on recycling companies and services provided above should be used for reference purposes only and does not constitute a recommendation or offer of any of the services and/or goods. For full pricing, terms and conditions of each service listed above please contact the relevant recycling company. Information correct June 2010.

Clare Matheson

Project Officer

Business Waste Recycling

Islington Chamber of Commerce